Flight Safety International | BE300/1900 Instructor

Aviation Flight Instructor

About FlightSafety International

FlightSafety International stands as the world's premier professional aviation training corporation, supplying cutting-edge flight simulators, visual systems, and displays to commercial, governmental, and military entities globally. The organization delivers specialized training to pilots, maintenance technicians, and various aviation professionals from 167 countries and independent territories. Operating the world’s largest fleet of advanced full-flight simulators and offering award-winning maintenance training, FlightSafety maintains Learning Centers and training locations across the United States, Canada, France, and the United Kingdom.

Position Summary

The Flight Instructor plays a critical role in delivering exceptional ground school and simulator flight instruction. This position requires adherence to all relevant aviation regulatory standards and strict compliance with established FlightSafety Training principles. The ideal candidate is dedicated to ensuring trainee success and maintaining the highest standards of instructional quality.

Key Responsibilities and Tasks

• Conduct comprehensive pilot ground and simulator training for clients enrolled in core, specialty, or enrichment courses.
• Develop, prepare, and customize training materials to support effective training delivery, ensuring alignment with client needs and approved curriculum.
• Rigorously evaluate and measure trainee progress, providing recommendations for qualification sign-off or necessary supplementary training.
• Maintain detailed and accurate training records for each client, actively contributing to their successful achievement of specified training objectives.
• Proactively identify potential client training challenges or issues, seeking appropriate assistance and resolution before commencing training execution.
• Ensure continuous compliance with all regulatory requirements to maintain required Instructor qualifications without lapse.

Required Qualifications and Experience

Candidates must meet the following baseline requirements:

• Must be eligible and willing to participate in FlightSafety’s DOT Drug and Alcohol testing program.
• Possession of an unrestricted Airline Transport Pilot (ATP) certificate or an ICAO member state Airline Transport Pilot License (ATPL).
• If an ATP/ATPL is not held, the applicant must satisfy all requirements stipulated in:
  • 14 CFR part 61.153
  • 14 CFR part 61.64 without a Supervised Operating Experience (SOE) limitation.
• A minimum of one unrestricted Pilot-in-Command (PIC) type rating.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior instructional or operational experience under FAR Part 135, FAR Part 121, or relevant military training environments.
• Total flight time exceeding 2,500 hours.

Essential Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSA)

• Comprehensive knowledge of established aviation safety standards and best practices.
• Solid understanding of common aviation regulations pertinent to flight training and operations.
• Proven ability to effectively manage classroom environments and deliver instruction efficiently.
• Demonstrated first-level facilitation and instructional presentation skills.
• Exceptional first-level customer service and interpersonal communication skills.
• A proactive ability to be coachable, receive constructive feedback, and apply it effectively toward professional development.

Physical Demands and Work Environment

The role involves standard physical activities required for instructional duties and simulator operations. The employee is regularly required to manipulate controls, tools, or objects with hands and arms, and utilize speech and hearing capabilities. Occasional requirements include standing, walking, sitting, climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, tasting, and smelling.

Specific physical abilities must include the range of motion necessary to: reach, exert pressure, and manipulate rudder and anti-torque controls with both feet; reach and control numerous switches and controls within the simulator device from the instructor's station; enter and exit the simulator device via the access ramp; move between the instructor station, screen, and podium in a classroom setting; and safely exit a malfunctioned simulator while the device is in a severely pitched attitude. Specific vision abilities required are close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

The instructor must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

The work environment frequently involves proximity to moving mechanical components. Occasional exposure may occur in high, precarious locations, outside weather conditions, wet/humid environments, fumes or airborne particulates, toxic/caustic chemicals, temperature extremes, electrical shock risk, radiation risk, and vibration.

Equal Opportunity Employer Notice

FlightSafety is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Vet/Disabled. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or disability status.

Cybersecurity Notice

Candidates should note that all official recruiting communication from FlightSafety International will originate from an email address associated with the company’s official domain. FlightSafety International strictly adheres to a policy of never requesting personal or financial information through social media platforms or third-party email providers.