Flight Safety International | Instructor

Flight Instructor - Aviation Training Professional

About FlightSafety International

FlightSafety International stands as the world's premier professional aviation training company, recognized as a leading supplier of advanced flight simulators, visual systems, and displays to commercial, government, and military organizations across the globe. Dedicated to fostering excellence, the company provides comprehensive training for pilots, technicians, and various aviation professionals from over 167 countries and independent territories. FlightSafety operates the largest fleet of advanced full-flight simulators worldwide and delivers award-winning maintenance training through its state-of-the-art Learning Centers and training locations situated in the United States, Canada, France, and the United Kingdom.

Position Summary: Flight Instructor

FlightSafety International is actively seeking a highly skilled and dedicated Flight Instructor to deliver outstanding ground and simulator flight instruction. This pivotal role ensures that all training is conducted in strict adherence to aviation regulations and FlightSafety's rigorous training principles, thereby fostering unparalleled expertise in aviation professionals.

Key Responsibilities of the Flight Instructor

• Conducts comprehensive pilot ground and simulator training for clients enrolled in core, specialty, or enrichment courses.
• Develops and meticulously prepares training materials to support effective training delivery, ensuring alignment with applicable curricula and client needs.
• Evaluates and accurately measures trainee progress, subsequently recommending individuals for qualification or additional instructional support.
• Maintains precise and complete training records for each client, thereby facilitating their successful achievement of specified training objectives.
• Proactively identifies potential client training issues and seeks appropriate assistance before instructional execution.
• Upholds and maintains all required Instructor qualifications in full compliance with regulatory requirements.

Required Qualifications and Experience

• Willingness and ability to participate in FlightSafety’s DOT Drug and Alcohol testing program.
• Possession of an unrestricted Airline Transport Pilot (ATP) certificate, or an equivalent Airline Transport Pilot License from an ICAO member state.
• Alternatively, if an ATP certificate is not held, candidates must meet the requirements of 14 CFR part 61.153 and 14 CFR part 61.64, specifically without a Supervised Operating Experience (SOE) limitation.
• A minimum of one unrestricted Pilot-in-Command (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.

Desired Skills and Abilities

• Comprehensive knowledge of aviation safety standards and best practices.
• Proficiency in common aviation regulations.
• Exceptional ability to manage classes and teach effectively.
• Strong first-level facilitation skills.
• Excellent first-level customer service skills.
• A coachable demeanor, with the ability to receive and incorporate feedback for continuous professional development.

Physical Requirements and Work Environment

The demands of this role necessitate specific physical capabilities. The employee is regularly required to use hands for intricate tasks, reach, and utilize verbal and auditory communication. Occasional requirements include standing, walking, sitting, climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, and sensory perception (taste or smell).

Essential physical motions include the ability to reach, exert pressure, and manipulate rudder/anti-torque controls with both feet; reach and manipulate numerous simulator controls from the instructor’s chair; and safely enter and exit simulator devices via provided ramps. Instructors must also be able to move efficiently between the instructor station, screen, and podium in a classroom setting, and exit a malfunctioning simulator, even when the device is at a severely pitched attitude. Specific vision abilities are critical, encompassing 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 often involves proximity to moving mechanical parts. Employees may occasionally work in elevated or precarious locations, in varying outside weather conditions, and may be exposed to wet/humid conditions, fumes, airborne particles, toxic/caustic chemicals, extreme temperatures (cold/heat), electrical shock, radiation, and vibration.