Flight Safety International | Instructor

Professional Aviation Flight Instructor

Aviation Training | Full-Flight Simulator Instruction | Pilot Qualification

About FlightSafety International

FlightSafety International stands as the world's premier professional aviation training organization, renowned for supplying advanced flight simulators, visual systems, and displays to commercial, governmental, and military entities worldwide. The company proudly trains pilots, technicians, and aviation professionals originating from 167 nations and territories. Operating the industry’s largest fleet of advanced full-flight simulators, FlightSafety offers award-winning maintenance training across its global network of Learning Centers located in the United United States, Canada, France, and the United Kingdom.

Purpose of Position

The Professional Flight Instructor is tasked with the critical delivery of superior ground and advanced simulator flight instruction. This vital role ensures all training adheres rigorously to applicable national and international aviation regulations and FlightSafety International’s established, industry-leading training methodologies.

Key Tasks and Responsibilities

The Instructor’s primary functions include:

• Executing high-fidelity pilot ground and simulator training sessions across core, specialty, and enrichment curricula.
• Developing, preparing, and customizing training materials designed to meet specific client operational needs while maintaining strict compliance with the approved curriculum structure.
• Systematically evaluating and measuring trainee proficiency and progress, culminating in professional recommendations for qualification status or the allocation of necessary remedial training.
• Maintaining precise and comprehensive client training records crucial for documenting progress and supporting the achievement of designated learning objectives.
• Proactively identifying potential client training challenges and engaging requisite support resources prior to instructional delivery.
• Ensuring continuous compliance with all requisite regulatory requirements necessary for maintaining instructor qualifications.

Minimum Qualifications and Experience

Required Certifications and Regulatory Compliance

• Must be able and willing to participate fully in FlightSafety International's mandatory DOT Drug and Alcohol testing program.
• Possession of an unrestricted Airline Transport Pilot (ATP) certificate or an equivalent ICAO member state Airline Transport Pilot License.
• If an ATP certificate is not held, the candidate must satisfy the requirements stipulated in 14 CFR Part 61.153 and 14 CFR Part 61.64, specifically excluding the Supervised Operating Experience (SOE) limitation.
• A minimum of one unrestricted Pilot-In-Command (PIC) type rating is mandatory.

Preferred Experience

• Experience gained under FAR Part 135, FAR Part 121, or military aviation training environments is highly desirable.
• Preference will be given to candidates possessing a minimum of 2,500 total flight hours.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs)

The ideal candidate demonstrates:

• A comprehensive knowledge base concerning common aviation regulations, safety standards, and best practices.
• Proven ability to manage instructional environments effectively and deliver highly engaging classroom instruction.
• Foundational proficiency in first-level customer service and professional facilitation techniques.
• A high degree of coachability, coupled with the proven capacity to accept and integrate constructive professional feedback for continuous development.

Physical Demands and Work Environment

The role requires the instructor to execute specific physical demands inherent to the flight simulation and classroom environments. This includes utilizing hands to manipulate controls; reaching with hands and arms; and communicating effectively. The employee may occasionally be required to stand, walk, sit, climb, stoop, or crawl.

The instructor must possess the physical range of motion to reach, exert pressure, and manipulate the rudder controls and/or anti-torque devices with both feet. The employee must be able to reach and manipulate numerous controls within the simulator device from the Instructor’s chair and move effectively between the instructor station, screen, and podium while instructing in the classroom. Egress from a malfunctioned simulator while the device is in a severely pitched attitude must be possible. Required vision abilities include close, distance, color, and peripheral vision, depth perception, and focus adjustment.

The position requires the ability to regularly lift and move items up to 10 pounds, and frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. While performing these duties, the employee frequently works near moving mechanical parts and may be occasionally exposed to environmental hazards, including extreme temperatures, fumes, chemicals, vibration, and wet conditions.

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.

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