Flight Instructor
FlightSafety International is the world’s premier professional aviation training company and a leading supplier of flight simulators, visual systems, and displays to commercial, government, and military organizations. Committed to excellence, the company provides essential 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.
Position Summary
FlightSafety International is seeking a highly skilled and dedicated Flight Instructor to deliver exceptional ground and simulator flight instruction. This role is pivotal in upholding FlightSafety's commitment to aviation excellence, ensuring all training adheres strictly to applicable aviation regulations and established FlightSafety Training principles.
Key Responsibilities
- Conduct comprehensive pilot ground and simulator training for clients enrolled in core, specialty, or enrichment courses.
- Develop and prepare high-quality training materials that effectively support training delivery, aligning with client needs and applicable curricula.
- Evaluate and accurately measure trainee progress, providing objective recommendations for qualification or additional instructional support as required.
- Maintain precise and thorough training records specific to each client, contributing to their success in achieving stated training objectives.
- Proactively identify potential client training issues and seek appropriate assistance prior to execution.
- Ensure continuous maintenance of all required Instructor qualifications in full compliance with regulatory requirements.
Qualifications
Minimum Education
- No specific educational degree requirement.
Minimum Experience
- Must be willing and able 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.
- If an ATP is not held, 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 required.
- Preferred: FAR Part 135, FAR Part 121, or military training experience.
- Preferred: A minimum of 2,500 hours of total flight time.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Profound knowledge of aviation safety standards and best practices.
- Solid understanding of common aviation regulations.
- Demonstrated ability to effectively manage classes and deliver engaging instruction.
- Possesses foundational facilitation skills.
- Exhibits excellent first-level customer service skills.
- Capable of receiving and applying constructive feedback for continuous professional development.
Physical Demands and Work Environment
While performing the duties of this job, the Flight Instructor is regularly required to use hands for finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; and communicate effectively (talk or hear). The role may also require standing, walking, sitting, climbing or balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, and sensing (taste or smell).
Specific physical range of body motion is essential to perform the following: reach, exert pressure, and manipulate rudder controls and/or anti-torque with both feet; reach and manipulate numerous controls within the simulator device from the instructor’s chair; enter and exit the simulator device via the provided ramp; move between the instructor station, screen, and podium while instructing in the classroom; and safely 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 work environment frequently involves proximity to moving mechanical parts. The employee may occasionally work in high, precarious places and in 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.