Flight Instructor
FlightSafety International, the world’s premier professional aviation training company and supplier of flight simulators, visual systems, and displays, seeks a qualified Flight Instructor. The Instructor will provide exceptional ground and simulator flight instruction in accordance with aviation regulations and FlightSafety training principles to pilots, technicians, and other aviation professionals. FlightSafety provides training to individuals from 167 countries and independent territories. The company operates the world’s largest fleet of advanced full-flight simulators and award-winning maintenance training at Learning Centers and training locations in the United States, Canada, France, and the United Kingdom.
Responsibilities:
- Conduct pilot ground and simulator training for clients receiving core, specialty, or enrichment training courses.
- Develop and prepare training materials that support training delivery to meet client needs in accordance with the applicable curriculum.
- Evaluate and measure trainee progress and recommend individuals for qualification or additional training.
- Complete accurate training records specific to each client, aiding their success in achieving the requested objective(s).
- Identify client training issues and seek assistance prior to execution.
- Maintain instructor qualifications in accordance with regulatory requirements.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Must be able and willing 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.
- In the absence of an ATP certificate, candidates must meet the requirements of 14 CFR part 61.153 and 14 CFR part 61.64 without a Supervised Operating Experience (SOE) limitation.
- A minimum of one unrestricted PIC type rating is mandatory.
- Preferred experience includes FAR Part 135, FAR Part 121, or military training.
- Preferred: A minimum of 2,500 hours of total flight time is preferred.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Comprehensive knowledge of aviation safety standards and practices.
- Solid understanding of common aviation regulations.
- Demonstrated ability to effectively manage classes and instruct students.
- Possession of first-level facilitation and customer service skills.
- Receptiveness to coaching and feedback to support professional development.
Physical Demands and Work Environment:
The employee must be able to perform the essential functions of this job, including using hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reaching with hands and arms; and talking or hearing. The employee may be required to stand, walk, sit, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, and taste or smell.
Specific physical requirements include:
- Ability to reach, exert pressure, and manipulate the rudder controls and/or anti-torque with both feet.
- Ability to reach and manipulate numerous controls within the Simulator device from the Instructor’s chair.
- Ability to enter and exit from the Simulator device via the provided ramp.
- Ability to move between the Instructor station, screen, and podium while instructing in the classroom.
- Ability to exit from a malfunctioned 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.
- The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, and frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
The employee frequently works near moving mechanical parts and may work in high, precarious places and in outside weather conditions. The employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, extreme cold, extreme heat, risk of electrical shock, risk of radiation, and vibration.
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.