About This Role
Spartan Education is hiring certified flight instructors for its IAA & RVS Flight Campus in Tulsa, Oklahoma, to train student pilots progressing through the Professional Pilot Course. Instructors deliver both flight and ground instruction, emphasize safety and risk mitigation throughout flight operations, and manage the training portfolios of their assigned students. This is a per diem role that also rotates instructors through Dispatch and Line Crew line operations as part of their professional development.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Certified flight instructors schedule and coordinate with their assigned students to keep training progress at or above the required minimum rates, and deliver flight and ground instruction as assigned by supervisory personnel. They maintain training records and complete all documentation on student training, progress, and school operations at the CFI level, upholding instruction quality to at least the standard set by the school or the Federal Aviation Regulations, whichever is higher. Instructors attend mandatory standardization training, perform Solo Monitor duties when required, and develop course outlines, study materials, and instructional procedures for basic, advanced, and instrument ground school. They lecture on subjects such as aircraft construction, federal aviation regulations, and radio navigation
- use synthetic instrument trainers to demonstrate aircraft components, instruments, and control techniques for maneuvers such as taxiing, takeoff, and landing
- and observe students during training flights to confirm they are applying classroom instruction and complying with regulations. They test and evaluate student progress through written and performance tests and oral interviews, complete weekly scheduling and daily student-progress reports, and prepare students for stage checks and flight evaluations with high-quality training and effective feedback. Instructor ability is evaluated primarily by students' stage-check pass rates. Each instructor is assigned up to 10 students with a minimum of 3 lessons per student each week, may provide up to the FAA-mandated maximum of 8 hours of flight instruction per day, and is also assigned Dispatch and Line Crew line-operations duties as part of professional development.
What We Offer
Tuition reimbursement / employee scholarship.
Requirements
- A High School diploma or GED is required, and active pursuit of an undergraduate degree is highly sought. A Certified Flight Instructor (CFI) certificate is required
- a Certified Flight Instructor–Instrument (CFII) rating and a Multi-Engine Instructor (MEI) rating are preferred. An FAA Class III Medical certificate is required and an FAA Class II Medical certificate is preferred. Overnight or night flights may be required, with travel up to 50%. The position is physically demanding, requiring prolonged standing or sitting, lifting and carrying up to 50 pounds, monitoring engine operation, coordinating aircraft movement, and maneuvering an aircraft for extended periods in all weather conditions.
About Spartan Education
Spartan Flight Campus operates the IAA & RVS Flight Campus in Tulsa, Oklahoma, offering professional pilot training courses including basic, advanced, and instrument flight instruction.