Flight Safety International | Instructor

Flight Instructor, Senior

FlightSafety International, the world's premier professional aviation training company and supplier of flight simulators, visual systems, and displays, seeks a highly skilled and experienced Flight Instructor, Senior. This individual will leverage their expert aviation knowledge and facilitation abilities to deliver exceptional ground and simulator flight instruction, seamlessly meeting client needs in accordance with aviation regulations and FlightSafety Training principles.

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.
• Customize scenarios based on unique client needs during training delivery.
• Dynamically adjust instruction style and approach to deliver tailored training solutions for clients.
• Evaluate and measure trainee progress and recommend for qualification, or additional training.
• Complete accurate training records specific to each client, aiding their success in achieving the requested objective(s).
• Assist those in need to solve client training issues by providing constructive suggestions based upon gained knowledge and experience.
• Monitor and maintain instructor qualifications in accordance with regulatory requirements.
• Set a positive example and make identifiable contributions to the organization and customer experience.
• Adhere to and promote FlightSafety Instructor Performance Standards.

Minimum Experience:

• Must be able and willing to participate in FlightSafety’s DOT Drug and Alcohol testing program.
• An unrestricted ATP certificate, or an ICAO member state Airline Transport Pilot License.
• If no ATP, 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.
• Preferred: FAR Part 135, FAR Part 121, or military training experience.
• Preferred: 2,500 hours of total flight time.
• Preferred: Earned and maintained FAA and/or EASA TCE qualification.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Knowledge of customer, regulatory, and company processes.
• Knowledge of aviation safety standards and practices.
• Knowledge of common aviation regulations.
• Intermediate facilitation skills.
• Intermediate customer service skills.
• Advanced problem-solving skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to differentiate instruction style to suit client learning style.
• Ability to act as a Subject Matter Expert for courseware projects.

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

The position requires the ability to: use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee may be required to stand, walk, sit, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, taste, or smell. Must possess physical range of body motion to perform the following: reach, exert pressure and manipulate the rudder controls and or antitorque with both feet; reach and manipulate numerous controls within the Simulator device from the Instructor’s chair; enter and exit from the Simulator device via the provided ramp; move between the Instructor station, screen and podium while instructing in the classroom; exit from 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. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

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.