Flight Safety International | Instructor

Flight Instructor

About FlightSafety International

FlightSafety International is the world's premier professional aviation training company, serving commercial, government, and military organizations with flight simulators, visual systems, displays, and training programs. The company provides comprehensive training for pilots, technicians, and other aviation professionals from 167 countries and territories. FlightSafety operates the world's largest fleet of advanced full-flight simulators and offers award-winning maintenance training across its Learning Centers and training locations in the United States, Canada, France, and the United Kingdom.

Purpose of Position

The Flight Instructor delivers exceptional ground and simulator flight instruction, adhering strictly to aviation regulations and FlightSafety Training principles.

Tasks and Responsibilities

• Conducting pilot ground and simulator training sessions for clients participating in core, specialty, or enrichment courses.
• Developing and preparing training materials to effectively support training delivery, ensuring alignment with client needs and applicable curriculum standards.
• Evaluating and measuring trainee progress and making recommendations for qualification or additional training as necessary.
• Maintaining accurate and detailed training records for each client to support their success in achieving stated objectives.
• Identifying potential client training issues and proactively seeking assistance before session execution.
• Ensuring personal Instructor qualifications are maintained in full accordance with all regulatory requirements.

Minimum Requirements

Education:

• No specific educational requirement is listed.

Experience:

• Ability and willingness to participate in FlightSafety’s DOT Drug and Alcohol testing program is required.
• Possession of an unrestricted Airline Transport Pilot (ATP) certificate, or an ICAO member state Airline Transport Pilot License.
• Candidates without an ATP must satisfy 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.
• Previous experience in FAR Part 135, FAR Part 121, or military training environments is preferred.
• A minimum of 2,500 hours of total flight time is preferred.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Solid knowledge of aviation safety standards and practices.
• Familiarity with common aviation regulations.
• Demonstrated ability to manage classroom environments and deliver effective instruction.
• Entry-level facilitation skills.
• Entry-level customer service skills.
• The capacity to be coachable and receptive to feedback to support ongoing professional development.

Physical Demands and Work Environment

The role requires the ability to perform physical tasks including using hands to manipulate controls, reaching with hands and arms, and communicating verbally. The employee may need to stand, walk, sit, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, and use senses of taste or smell.

Specific physical demands include reaching, exerting pressure on, and manipulating rudder/anti-torque controls with both feet; reaching and manipulating numerous simulator controls from the instructor's chair; entering and exiting simulators via ramps; moving between instructor station, screen, and podium in classrooms; and exiting a malfunctioned simulator in a pitched attitude. Required vision abilities include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

The role involves lifting and/or moving up to 10 pounds regularly and up to 25 pounds frequently.

The work environment frequently involves working near moving mechanical parts and occasionally includes exposure to high places, outside weather, wet/humid conditions, fumes, airborne particles, chemicals, extreme temperatures, electrical shock risk, radiation risk, and vibration.

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.