About This Role
The Assistant Flight Instructor role supports Air India's Flight Training Organisation (FTO) in Amravati, Maharashtra. The instructor works with the CFI/DCFI, Dy. CFI and flight-instructor team to maintain training quality, curriculum compliance, security and safe flying operations for student pilots. The position combines flying and simulator instruction with trainee-progress monitoring, detailed briefing, recordkeeping, regulatory and SOP compliance, and prompt escalation of trainee concerns. The stated capability profile includes strong leadership, decision-making agility, strategic planning, motivation, communication skills, safety commitment, interpersonal skills and adaptability.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Support the CFI/DCFI in maintaining flight-training quality and curriculum standards across the FTO, as well as security and safety standards in training.
- Deliver flying instruction under the permitted privileges, use the approved syllabus and Training & Procedure Manual, and ensure quality instruction is provided to all trainees within the prescribed period.
- Monitor trainee progress and work as part of the team to support safe flying operations.
- Help plan, coordinate and monitor the student-pilot programme, and conduct long, pre-flight and post-flight briefings.
- Keep student flight reports up to date and process them appropriately.
- Assist the CFI, Dy.
- CFI and FIs in monitoring student pilots and developing their personal qualities and discipline.
- Adhere to FTO Standard Operating Procedures, conduct flying simulator training as scheduled by Operations, maintain current knowledge of DGCA requirements and revisions to the TPM, SOPs and FOB, and ensure proper documentation before and after flying and simulator exercises.
- Complete eGCA tasks on time and promptly bring slow trainee progress or any other issue affecting a trainee to the CI/CFI's attention.
Requirements
- The role requires the instructor to impart flying training within the privileges specified in Aircraft Rule 1937, Schedule II, Section -Q, follow the approved syllabus and Training & Procedure Manual, and maintain the required quality of training within the prescribed period.
- It calls for strict adherence to the FTO's Standard Operating Procedures, accurate pre- and post-flight and simulator documentation, timely completion and processing of student flight reports, and completion of eGCA tasks on time.
- The instructor must remain current with DGCA Regulations and revisions to the TPM, SOPs and FOB.
- The stated capability profile includes strong leadership, decision-making agility, strategic planning, a motivational approach, communication skills, safety commitment, interpersonal skills and adaptability.
- No named licence, aircraft family or flight-hour minimum is stated.