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SalaryTitle: Certified Flight Instructor
Location: Various
Reports to: EVP Flight Training Operations & Chief Instructor
The Company:
Expect it all at Jet Access and our family of companies that provide premier private air travel, charter, aircraft management, sales, maintenance, flight training, airport operation and management.
Our Jet Access family members are the heart of our core values, the center of everything we do and the foundation of our success. As a growing enterprise we are committed to providing you the tools and resources for a long and meaningful career with us.
Expect a safe, positive, fast paced, and growth-oriented environment.
- Expect a culture focused on the wellbeing and happiness of our Team Members and their families.
- Expect to work with a diverse and talented group of aviation professionals.
- Expect your voice to be heard.
- Expect to matter.
- Your future success is our priority - Expect it all.
Perks and Benefits:
We offer a generous benefit package, competitive wages, paid vacation and holidays, excellent job training and continuing education programs, and discounted flight training. This is a tight-knit family with a collaborative and social environment. Leadership is compassionate, and transparent, and believes in empowering employees to achieve, not only for the business, but also their own personal success.
Job Summary:
Jet Access Flight Training instructors provide flight, simulator, and ground instruction through our Safety Focused and robust training program, all in accordance with Part 61, 91, and 141 FAA regulations, Airmen’s Information Manual, advisory circulars, airport operations, and JAFT policies and procedures. With access to brand new, technically advanced single engine flight training aircraft, and 2004 or newer Piper Seminoles for multi-engine training, instructors can build time and grow their flight career with endless opportunities for growth and advancement.
All JAFT Flight Instructors are W-2 employees and eligible for our internal Mentor program with flow-through opportunities to the Jet Access Aviation P135 Charter positions or 121 Air Carrier partners.
Core Schedule:
- Hours: Varies, depending on student load and availability.
- Set your own schedule!
Day in the Life:
- Performs Flight Instructor duties authorized by the Federal Aviation Regulations in accordance with the approved Training Course Outline.
- Provide high quality flight, ground, and simulator instruction in accordance with Training Course Outline.
- Ensures that course standards, training requirements, and objectives are met by all assigned students as required by the Training Course Outline.
- Reports on student progress and accurately maintains and updates all appropriate records.
- Promptly report aircraft maintenance discrepancies to the Director of Flight Operations.
- Recommends and develops curriculum and course improvements when appropriate.
- Attends administrative, standardization, in-service training, and instructor development meetings as assigned.
- Performs facilities tours and familiarizes customers with JAFT policies, procedures, and flight training courses.
- Collects payment from students, and utilizing provided technology appropriately tracks balances and account deficits.
- May assist with new teaching methods.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
What will make you successful:
- FAA Certified Flight Instructor, Airplane Single Engine Land and Airplane Multi Engine Land
- CFI, CFII, MEI, and AGI
- Tailwheel, high performance endorsements
- Must hold a current FAA Medical Certificate
- Must have full knowledge of all curriculums authorized to teach.
- Knowledge of and the ability to apply effective instructional technique in the classroom and in flight.
- Ability to teach and perform well in classroom setting. Computer skills are required.
- Aircraft piloting skills, including familiarity with and ability to perform required flight maneuvers and procedures.
- Knowledge of appropriate Federal Aviation Regulations and related administrative and operational procedures and requirements.
- Strong customer service skills.
- Must be able to pass an initial and on-going drug and alcohol testing program
- Must pass a Federal Background check.
- Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
- Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
- Makes day to day decisions used to support strategic direction. Decisions often require some thought and are somewhat structured. Decisions tend to be short term and usually moderate.
Jet Access Group and affiliated companies are an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to diversity and inclusion in our workplace. Employment decisions are based solely on the qualifications and merit of the individual candidate and needs of the business, without discrimination on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law.
