Flight Safety International | Instructor

About FlightSafety International

FlightSafety International stands as the world's premier professional aviation training company, recognized globally as a leading supplier of advanced flight simulators, visual systems, and displays for commercial, government, and military organizations. The company is dedicated to providing comprehensive training solutions for pilots, technicians, and other aviation professionals from 167 countries and independent territories worldwide. FlightSafety operates the industry's largest fleet of advanced full-flight simulators and delivers award-winning maintenance training across its numerous Learning Centers and training locations in the United States, Canada, France, and the United Kingdom.

Position Overview: Flight Instructor

The Flight Instructor is a critical role responsible for delivering exceptional ground and simulator flight instruction. This professional ensures all training adheres rigorously to both prevailing aviation regulations and FlightSafety's esteemed training principles, contributing significantly to the development of highly proficient aviation personnel.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct pilot ground and simulator training sessions for a diverse client base, encompassing core, specialty, and enrichment training courses.
• Develop and meticulously prepare training materials that effectively support instruction delivery, ensuring alignment with client needs and applicable curriculum standards.
• Rigorously evaluate and measure trainee progress, providing informed recommendations for qualification or suggesting additional targeted training as required.
• Maintain precise and comprehensive training records for each client, thereby facilitating their success in achieving their designated objectives.
• Proactively identify potential client training issues and seek appropriate assistance or guidance before the commencement of instruction.
• Diligently maintain all personal Instructor qualifications in strict accordance with current regulatory requirements.

Qualifications

Minimum Education

No specific formal education requirement is mandated for this position.

Minimum Experience

• Must be able and willing to participate in FlightSafety International'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.
• Candidates without an ATP certificate must meet the requirements of 14 CFR part 61.153 and 14 CFR part 61.64 without a Supervised Operating Experience (SOE) limitation.
• A minimum of one unrestricted Pilot-in-Command (PIC) type rating.
• Preferred: Experience gained under FAR Part 135, FAR Part 121, or military aviation training experience.
• Preferred: A minimum of 2,500 hours of total flight time.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Comprehensive knowledge of aviation safety standards and established practices.
• Strong understanding of common aviation regulations.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively manage classroom environments and deliver engaging instruction.
• Possession of strong foundational facilitation skills.
• Excellent first-level customer service skills.
• Ability to be receptive to coaching and constructive feedback, actively utilizing it for continuous professional development.

Physical Demands and Work Environment

The role necessitates a range of physical capabilities. The employee is regularly required to use hands for tasks involving tools and controls, reach with arms, and engage in verbal communication. There may be requirements to stand, walk, sit, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, and discern tastes or smells.

Specific physical requirements include the ability to reach, exert pressure, and manipulate rudder/anti-torque controls with both feet; reach and manipulate numerous controls within a simulator from the instructor's chair; enter and exit a simulator via a provided ramp; and move between the instructor station, screen, and podium in a classroom setting. The ability to safely exit a malfunctioned simulator, even when the device is in a severely pitched attitude, is also essential. Required vision abilities encompass close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the capacity 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 frequently involves proximity to moving mechanical parts. Occasional exposure to high or precarious places, outside weather conditions, wet/humid conditions, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, extreme temperatures (cold/heat), electrical shock, radiation, and vibration may occur.