About FlightSafety International
FlightSafety International is the world's premier professional aviation training company, recognized globally as a leading supplier of advanced flight simulators, visual systems, and displays to commercial, government, and military organizations. The company is dedicated to providing unparalleled training solutions for pilots, technicians, and other aviation professionals from 167 countries and independent territories. Operating the world's largest fleet of advanced full-flight simulators and offering award-winning maintenance training, FlightSafety maintains state-of-the-art Learning Centers and training locations across the United States, Canada, France, and the United Kingdom.
Purpose of Position
As a pivotal member of the FlightSafety International team, the Flight Instructor is responsible for delivering exceptional ground and simulator flight instruction. This role plays a critical part in shaping the next generation of aviation professionals, ensuring all training is conducted in strict accordance with both established aviation regulations and FlightSafety's rigorous training principles.
Tasks and Responsibilities
The Flight Instructor's core responsibilities include:
- Conduct comprehensive pilot ground and simulator training programs for a diverse clientele, encompassing core, specialty, and enrichment courses.
- Develop and refine cutting-edge training materials, ensuring seamless alignment with curriculum objectives and client-specific needs.
- Rigorously evaluate and measure trainee progress, providing informed recommendations for qualification or targeted supplementary instruction.
- Maintain meticulously accurate and detailed training records for each client, facilitating their successful attainment of specific learning objectives.
- Proactively identify potential training challenges for clients and collaborate with support teams to address them effectively and prevent execution issues.
- Uphold and continuously maintain all requisite instructor qualifications and certifications, ensuring full compliance with prevailing aviation regulatory standards.
Minimum Qualifications
Education
While no specific formal educational degree is mandated, candidates must demonstrate the necessary certifications and experience as outlined below.
Experience
Candidates for the Flight Instructor position must possess the following qualifications:
- Willingness and ability to participate in FlightSafety International's Department of Transportation (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, candidates without an ATP certificate must fully satisfy 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: Extensive flight operations and/or training experience acquired under FAR Part 135, FAR Part 121, or within a military aviation context.
- Preferred: A cumulative total of 2,500 hours of flight time.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Successful candidates will demonstrate:
- Profound knowledge of contemporary aviation safety standards and best practices.
- Comprehensive understanding of common aviation regulations.
- Demonstrated ability to effectively manage training sessions and deliver impactful, engaging instruction.
- Foundational facilitation skills essential for engaging adult learners.
- Excellent customer service acumen, fostering positive and productive client relationships.
- A strong commitment to continuous professional development, evidenced by coachability and responsiveness to constructive feedback.
Physical Demands and Work Environment
The responsibilities of this role necessitate specific physical capabilities and an adaptability to varying work environments.
While performing the duties of this job, the Flight Instructor is regularly required to utilize hands for fine manipulation of objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; and engage in verbal communication and active listening. The role may occasionally require standing, walking, sitting, climbing or balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, and tasting or smelling.
Candidates must possess the physical range of body motion to perform the following: reach, exert pressure, and manipulate rudder controls and/or anti-torque pedals with both feet; reach and manipulate numerous controls within the simulator device from the instructor's chair; enter and exit the simulator device via the provided ramp; move between the instructor station, screen, and podium while instructing in a classroom setting; and safely exit 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 will regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, and frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
The work environment frequently involves proximity to moving mechanical parts. Employees may occasionally work in elevated or precarious locations and in outside weather conditions, with potential exposure 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.