Flight Safety International | Instructor

Flight 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 worldwide. Providing comprehensive training for pilots, technicians, and other aviation professionals from 167 countries and independent territories, FlightSafety operates the globe’s largest fleet of advanced full-flight simulators and delivers award-winning maintenance training across its Learning Centers and training locations in the United States, Canada, France, and the United Kingdom.

Position Overview

FlightSafety International is seeking a dedicated and highly skilled Flight Instructor. This pivotal role is responsible for delivering exceptional ground and simulator flight instruction, ensuring adherence to aviation regulations and upholding FlightSafety’s renowned training principles. The Flight Instructor plays a crucial part in the success of clients undergoing core, specialty, or enrichment training programs.

Key Responsibilities

The Flight Instructor performs a variety of critical functions, including:

• Conducting comprehensive pilot ground and simulator training for clients.
• Developing and preparing effective training materials that align with the applicable curriculum and meet specific client needs.
• Evaluating and accurately measuring trainee progress, recommending clients for qualification or identifying the need for additional training.
• Maintaining precise and complete training records for each client to support their achievement of training objectives.
• Identifying potential client training issues and proactively seeking assistance before delivering instruction.
• Ensuring personal Instructor qualifications are current and in full compliance with all regulatory requirements.

Minimum Qualifications

Prospective Flight Instructors must meet the following requirements:

• Ability and willingness 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 not holding an ATP, candidates must meet the requirements stipulated in 14 CFR part 61.153 and 14 CFR part 61.64 without a Supervised Operating Experience (SOE) limitation.
• Must hold a minimum of one unrestricted Pilot In Command (PIC) type rating.

Preferred Qualifications

Ideal candidates may also possess:

• Experience in FAR Part 135, FAR Part 121, or military training environments.
• A minimum of 2,500 hours of total flight time.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

The successful candidate will demonstrate:

• Strong knowledge of aviation safety standards and practices.
• Familiarity with common aviation regulations.
• Proven ability to effectively manage classroom environments and deliver instruction.
• Proficiency in first-level facilitation techniques.
• Excellent first-level customer service skills.
• Receptiveness to coaching and feedback to support continuous professional development.

Work Environment and Physical Demands

This role requires engagement in a dynamic work environment, primarily within classrooms and advanced simulator devices. While performing duties, the instructor regularly uses hands to operate controls and equipment, reaches, and communicates verbally. Tasks may occasionally involve standing, walking, sitting, climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, and sensing (taste, smell).

Physical requirements include the ability to execute a full range of body motion necessary for operating simulator controls, entering/exiting simulators via ramps, moving within classroom spaces, and potentially exiting a simulator under challenging conditions. Specific vision abilities required encompass close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and focus adjustment.

The position necessitates the ability to regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

The work environment may involve exposure to moving mechanical parts. Occasionally, the role may involve working in elevated or confined spaces, outside weather conditions, or exposure to wet/humid conditions, fumes, airborne particles, chemicals, temperature extremes, and potential electrical or vibration risks.

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.