Flight Safety International | Instructor

About FlightSafety International

FlightSafety International is the world’s premier professional aviation training company and supplier of flight simulators, visual systems and displays to commercial, government and military organizations. The company provides 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 award-winning maintenance training at Learning Centers and training locations in the United States, Canada, France and the United Kingdom.

Flight Instructor

A Flight Instructor at FlightSafety International is responsible for delivering exceptional ground and simulator flight instruction in accordance with aviation regulations and FlightSafety Training principles.

Key Responsibilities:

• Conducts pilot ground and simulator training for clients receiving core, specialty, or enrichment training courses.
• Develops and prepares training materials that support training delivery to meet client needs in accordance with the applicable curriculum.
• Evaluates and measures trainee progress and makes recommendations for qualification or additional training.
• Completes accurate training records specific to each client, aiding their success in achieving requested objectives.
• Identifies client training issues and seeks assistance prior to execution.
• Maintains Instructor qualifications in accordance with regulatory requirements.

Qualifications and Requirements:

Minimum Education:

• No specific educational requirement.

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.
• If an ATP is not held, the candidate must meet the requirements of 14 CFR part 61.153 and 14 CFR part 61.64 without a Supervised Operating Experience (SOE) limitation.
• Holds a minimum of one unrestricted PIC type rating.
• Preferred: Experience in FAR Part 135, FAR Part 121, or military training environments.
• Preferred: A minimum of 2,500 hours of total flight time.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Knowledge of aviation safety standards and practices.
• Knowledge of common aviation regulations.
• Ability to manage classes and teach effectively.
• Demonstrates first-level facilitation skills.
• Possesses first-level customer service skills.
• Ability to be coachable and receive feedback to support development.

Compensation and Benefits:

The salary range for this role is $92,575 – $157,550. Compensation will depend on a number of factors, including a candidate’s qualifications, education, skills, experience, and market demands. FlightSafety offers a competitive total rewards package, which includes vacation, sick leave, a 401k match, healthcare coverage, and a broad range of other benefits.

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee may be required to stand; walk; sit; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and taste or smell. The role requires physical range of body motion to perform tasks such as reaching, exerting pressure, manipulating rudder controls and/or anti-torque with both feet; reaching and manipulating numerous controls within the Simulator device from the Instructor’s chair; entering and exiting from the Simulator device via the provided ramp; moving between the Instructor station, screen, and podium while instructing in the classroom; and exiting 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.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee frequently works near moving mechanical parts. The employee may work in high, precarious places and in outside weather conditions and is occasionally 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.