Flight Instructor

About FlightSafety International

FlightSafety International is the world’s premier professional aviation training company, providing flight simulators, visual systems, and displays to commercial, government, and military organizations. The company offers training for pilots, technicians, and other aviation professionals from 167 countries and independent territories. FlightSafety operates the world’s largest fleet of advanced full-flight simulators and delivers award-winning maintenance training at Learning Centers and training locations across the United States, Canada, France, and the United Kingdom.

Purpose of Position

The Flight Instructor is responsible for delivering exceptional ground and simulator flight instruction. This role ensures training is conducted in strict accordance with aviation regulations and FlightSafety Training principles.

Tasks and Responsibilities

Conducts pilot ground and simulator training for clients enrolled in core, specialty, or enrichment courses.
Develops and prepares training materials that support effective training delivery, meeting client needs and adhering to applicable curriculum standards.
Evaluates and measures trainee progress, providing recommendations for qualification or identifying the need for additional training.
Maintains accurate training records for each client to support their success in achieving requested objectives.
Identifies potential client training issues and seeks necessary assistance prior to commencing training.
Maintains current Instructor qualifications in accordance with all regulatory requirements.

Minimum Experience

Must be able 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 is required.
If not possessing an ATP, 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 Pilot In Command (PIC) type rating is mandatory.
Preferred experience includes FAR Part 135, FAR Part 121, or military training experience.
Preferred total flight time is 2,500 hours or more.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

Demonstrated knowledge of aviation safety standards and best practices.
Proficiency in common aviation regulations.
Ability to effectively manage classroom environments and teach training material.
Possesses first-level facilitation skills.
Exhibits first-level customer service skills.
Capable of being coached and receiving feedback for professional development.

Physical Demands and Work Environment

The role involves using hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reaching with hands and arms; and communicating through speech or hearing. The employee may occasionally be required to stand; walk; sit; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and taste or smell. Specific physical requirements include possessing the range of body motion necessary to: reach, exert pressure, and manipulate rudder or anti-torque controls with both feet; reach and manipulate numerous controls within a simulator from the instructor's chair; enter and exit a simulator via the provided ramp; move between the instructor station, screen, and podium in a classroom setting; and exit a malfunctioning simulator device even when it 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 work environment frequently involves working near moving mechanical parts. The employee may occasionally work in high, precarious places or outside weather conditions and may be 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 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.