Flight Instructor - Aviation Training Specialist
About FlightSafety International
FlightSafety International stands as the world's foremost provider of professional aviation training, specializing in flight simulators, visual systems, and displays for commercial, government, and military organizations. The company is dedicated to training pilots, technicians, and other aviation professionals from 167 countries and territories worldwide. FlightSafety operates the globe's most extensive fleet of advanced full-flight simulators and offers award-winning maintenance training at its Learning Centers and training facilities located across the United States, Canada, France, and the United Kingdom.
Purpose of the Position
The Flight Instructor is responsible for delivering exceptional ground and simulator flight instruction, adhering strictly to aviation regulations and FlightSafety's established training principles.
Key Tasks and Responsibilities
- Conduct comprehensive pilot ground and simulator training for clients enrolled in core, specialty, or enrichment training courses.
- Develop and prepare training materials that effectively support instruction delivery, meeting client needs in alignment with the applicable curriculum.
- Evaluate trainee progress, assessing performance and recommending clients for qualification or identifying the need for additional training.
- Maintain accurate and detailed training records for each client, contributing to their success in achieving stated objectives.
- Proactively identify client training challenges and seek appropriate assistance before implementation.
- Sustain instructor qualifications in accordance with all applicable regulatory requirements.
Minimum Qualifications
- Education: No specific minimum education requirement is mandated.
- Experience & Certifications:
- 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 is required.
- Alternatively, if an ATP is not held, the candidate must meet the requirements of 14 CFR parts 61.153 and 61.64, without a Supervised Operating Experience (SOE) limitation.
- A minimum of one unrestricted First-In-Command (PIC) type rating is necessary.
- Preferred Qualifications: Experience with FAR Part 135, FAR Part 121 operations, or military training environments is highly desirable. A minimum of 2,500 hours of total flight time is also preferred.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Proficiency in aviation safety standards and practices.
- Comprehensive understanding of common aviation regulations.
- Demonstrated ability to manage classes effectively and deliver impactful instruction.
- Strong first-level facilitation skills.
- Excellent first-level customer service skills.
- A receptive attitude towards coaching and feedback to support professional development.
Physical Demands and Work Environment
This role requires regular use of hands to manipulate controls and objects, reach, and communicate verbally. The instructor may need to stand, walk, sit, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, and use taste or smell. Specific physical requirements include the ability to reach and manipulate simulator controls with both feet and hands, and to enter and exit the simulator via a ramp. Movement between instructor stations, screen, and podium is expected. The instructor must be able to exit a malfunctioning simulator, potentially in a severely pitched attitude. Required vision abilities include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
The employee must be capable of regularly lifting and/or moving up to 10 pounds, and frequently lifting and/or moving up to 25 pounds.
The work environment involves frequent proximity to moving mechanical parts. Employees may work in high or precarious places, and in varying outdoor weather conditions. Occasional exposure to wet or humid conditions, fumes, airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, extreme cold or heat, and risks associated with electrical shock, radiation, and vibration may occur.
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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