FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR

About This Role

Duties & Responsibilities

• Flight Instructors are certified flight instructors and as such maintain high standards of training, air discipline and personal conduct as they train student pilots in various courses offered at the IAA Flight Campus, developing pilots by emphasizing safety and risk mitigation as students matriculate through the Professional Pilot Course
• Flight Instructors are also managers of student training portfolios. Essential Functions: CFI scheduling and coordinating with students toward their training progress
• responsible for the management and scheduling of assigned students, performing 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 CFI level
• maintain a consistent quality of instruction at not less than the level mandated by the school or the Federal Aviation Regulations
• attend mandatory standardization training and perform Solo Monitor duties when required
• develop and prepare course outlines, study materials, and instructional procedures for students enrolled in basic, advanced, or instrument ground school
• lecture on aircraft construction, federal aviation regulations, and navigation
• using synthetic instrument trainers, demonstrate operation of aircraft components and instruments and techniques for controlling aircraft during maneuvers such as taxiing, takeoff, and landing
• observe students' actions during training flights to ensure assimilation of classroom instruction and compliance with Federal Aviation Regulations
• test and evaluate 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 are evaluated primarily by Stage Check pass rates
• scheduling should take no longer than one hour and daily progress reporting no longer than 10 minutes
• provide flight instruction for an FAA-mandated maximum of 8 hours per day
• and be assigned duties in Dispatch and Line Crew Line Operations as part of professional development. This job has no supervisory responsibilities
• however, Flight Instructors are assigned up to 10 students and will accomplish at least 3 lessons each week for each assigned student.

What We Offer

Requirements

• 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.
• 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.