About This Role
Per diem Certified Flight Instructor (CFI) role at Spartan's McAir Flight Campus (Space Port facility) in Watkins, CO, training student pilots through the Professional Pilot Course. Duties center on CFI-level flight and ground instruction, student scheduling and progress documentation, and Stage Check evaluation prep, within an FAA-mandated 8-hour daily flight-instruction limit.
Duties & Responsibilities
- CFI scheduling and coordinating with students toward their training progress, with results at no less than minimum appropriate rates for each student
- Responsible for the management and scheduling of their assigned students, perform flight and ground instruction as assigned by supervisory personnel
- Maintain training records, and complete required documentation relating to student training, progress, and school operation at the Certified Flight Instructor (CFI) level
- Maintain a consistent quality of instruction at not less than the level mandated by the school, or by the Federal Aviation Regulations, whichever is to the higher standard
- Attend mandatory standardization training and perform Solo Monitor duties when required
- Provide administrative documentation pertinent to student training within prescribed time limits
- Develop and prepare course outlines, study materials, and instructional procedures for student enrolled in basic, advanced, or instrument ground school
- Lecture on various subjects such as aircraft construction, federal aviation regulations, and ratio navigation
- Using synthetic instrument trainers, demonstrate operation of various aircraft components and instruments, and techniques for controlling aircraft during maneuvers such as taxiing, takeoff, and landing
- Observe student's actions during training flights to ensure assimilation of classroom instruction and to comply with Federal Aviation Regulations
- Tests and evaluates students' progress, using written and performance tests and oral interviews
- Accomplish weekly scheduling functions and submit a daily report for Student Progress
- Prepare students for flight evaluations by providing high quality training and effective feedback
- Instructor abilities will be evaluated primarily by the Stage Check pass rates of students
- Flight Instructors can provide flight instruction for an FAA-mandated maximum of 8 hours per day
- McAir Flight Instructors may log administrative time at a rate of 7.5% of total billable hours for the pay period, covering deicing, CFI chats, administrative tasks, student engagement, mandatory training, and CTA tracking.
What We Offer
Tuition Reimbursement/Employee Scholarship.Sick Paid time off.
Requirements
- Education and Work Experience: High School diploma or GED required
- Active pursuit of undergraduate degree highly sought. Knowledge and Skills: CFI Required
- CFII preferred
- MEI preferred
- FAA Class II Medical preferred
- FAA Class III Medical required. Travel: Overnight flight or night flights may be required. Supervisory Responsibilities: This job has no supervisory responsibilities. However, Flight Instructors are assigned up to 10 students, and at a minimum will accomplish 3 lessons each week for each of their assigned students. Physical Demands: This position requires a person to stand or sit for a prolonged period, lift, and carry up to 50 pounds, along with monitor engine operations of functioning, and communicate and coordinate vehicle or aircraft movement. This position also requires a person to maneuver an aircraft for extended periods of time in all various types of weather conditions. The long days can be physically demanding.