Flight Safety International | Instructor

Flight Instructor Position at FlightSafety International

FlightSafety International, the world's premier professional aviation training company, is seeking a highly motivated and experienced Flight Instructor to join our team. As a Flight Instructor, you will play a crucial role in delivering exceptional ground and simulator flight instruction, ensuring the highest standards of aviation safety and training excellence.

Purpose of Position:

The Flight Instructor is responsible for providing comprehensive ground and simulator flight instruction to clients, adhering to strict aviation regulations and FlightSafety's proven training principles.

Tasks and Responsibilities:

• Conduct pilot ground and simulator training for clients participating in core, specialty, or enrichment training courses.
• Develop and prepare high-quality training materials that align with client needs and adhere to the established curriculum.
• Evaluate and measure trainee progress, providing insightful recommendations for qualification or further training as needed.
• Maintain accurate training records for each client, contributing to their successful achievement of desired training objectives.
• Proactively identify client training issues and seek assistance before execution.
• Maintain current Instructor qualifications in accordance with all relevant regulatory requirements.

Minimum Experience:

• Must be willing and able to participate in FlightSafety's DOT Drug and Alcohol testing program.
• Possession of an unrestricted ATP certificate or an ICAO member state Airline Transport Pilot License is required.
• For candidates without an ATP, meeting the following requirements is essential:
  • 14 CFR part 61.153
  • 14 CFR part 61.64 without a Supervised Operating Experience (SOE) limitation.
• A minimum of one unrestricted PIC type rating is mandatory.
• Preferred: Experience in FAR Part 135, FAR Part 121, or military training environments.
• Preferred: Minimum 2,500 hours of total flight time.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Demonstrated knowledge of aviation safety standards and practices.
• Thorough understanding of common aviation regulations.
• Proven ability to effectively manage training classes and deliver engaging instruction.
• First-level facilitation skills for interactive training sessions.
• First-level customer service skills to provide a positive training experience for clients.
• Ability to be coachable and receptive to feedback for continuous professional development.

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

The Flight Instructor role requires a range of physical abilities:

• Regular use of hands for manipulation of controls and equipment.
• Ability to reach, exert pressure, and manipulate rudder controls and anti-torque with both feet.
• Reaching and manipulating various controls within the Simulator device from the Instructor's chair.
• Entering and exiting the Simulator device via the provided ramp.
• Moving between the Instructor station, screen, and podium while providing classroom instruction.
• Exiting from a malfunctioning Simulator while the device is in a severely pitched attitude.
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Physical demands include:

• Regularly lifting and/or moving up to 10 pounds.
• Frequently lifting and/or moving up to 25 pounds.

The work environment may involve:

• Frequent work near moving mechanical parts.
• Potential work in high, precarious places and in outside weather conditions.
• Occasional exposure to wet/humid conditions, fumes, airborne particles, toxic/caustic chemicals, extreme cold, extreme heat, risk of electrical shock, risk of radiation, and vibration.

Equal Opportunity Employer:

FlightSafety International 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.