Flight Safety International | Instructor

About FlightSafety International

FlightSafety International stands as 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. The company provides comprehensive training programs for pilots, technicians, and other aviation professionals representing 167 countries and independent territories. FlightSafety operates the globe's largest fleet of advanced full-flight simulators and offers award-winning maintenance training across its Learning Centers and training locations situated in the United States, Canada, France, and the United Kingdom.

Position: Flight Instructor

Position Summary

The Flight Instructor plays a crucial role in delivering exceptional ground and simulator flight instruction. This instruction is conducted in strict accordance with applicable aviation regulations and FlightSafety Training principles, ensuring the highest standards of safety and quality.

Key Responsibilities

• Conducts pilot ground and simulator training sessions for clients participating in core, specialty, or enrichment training courses.
• Develops and prepares training materials designed to support effective training delivery, meeting specific client needs and aligning with applicable curriculum requirements.
• Evaluates and measures trainee progress throughout the instruction period, recommending qualification or additional training as appropriate.
• Maintains accurate and detailed training records specific to each client, thereby supporting their success in achieving requested training objectives.
• Identifies potential client training issues proactively and seeks appropriate assistance before proceeding with execution.
• Ensures all personal Instructor qualifications are maintained in compliance with current regulatory requirements.

Qualifications

Minimum Education

• No formal education requirement is specified for this position.

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 equivalent ICAO member state Airline Transport Pilot License, is required.
• Candidates without an ATP must meet the requirements outlined in 14 CFR part 61.153 and 14 CFR part 61.64, specifically without a Supervised Operating Experience (SOE) limitation.
• Requires a minimum of one unrestricted Pilot-in-Command (PIC) type rating.
• Preferred experience includes prior instruction or operational roles under FAR Part 135, FAR Part 121, or within military training environments.
• A total flight time of 2,500 hours is preferred.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Demonstrated knowledge of aviation safety standards and best practices.
• Familiarity with common aviation regulations applicable to training and operations.
• Proven ability to effectively manage classroom environments and deliver instruction.
• Possesses first-level facilitation skills necessary for guiding training sessions.
• Exhibits first-level customer service skills, fostering positive client interactions.
• Displays the ability to be coachable and receptive to feedback, supporting continuous professional development.

Physical Demands and Work Environment

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands for manipulation, reach with arms, and engage in verbal communication or hearing. The role may involve standing, walking, sitting, climbing or balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, and sensing through taste or smell.

The position requires a physical range of body motion sufficient to: reach, exert pressure, and manipulate rudder or anti-torque controls with both feet; reach and manipulate numerous simulator controls from the instructor's station; enter and exit the simulator device via the provided ramp; move between the instructor station, screen, and podium in a classroom setting; and exit a malfunctioned simulator 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 objects weighing up to 10 pounds and frequently lift and/or move objects weighing up to 25 pounds.

The work environment frequently involves proximity to moving mechanical parts. Employees may work in high, precarious locations and encounter outside weather conditions. Occasional exposure may occur 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.