Flight Instructor

Posted 5 July 2024 in Australia, Instructor

WANTED: RED-HOT FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR & FUTURE CHARTER PILOT

- Are you tired of paying Capital City rent?
- Are you stuck working for a Capital City flying School?
- Is it time to start building Multi-engine Charter experience?

Join us to move your career to the next stage!

Bring your Instructor Rating to boost your career into Multi-engine Charter.

Progress into multi-engine charter in a liveable, vibrant regional city with rents half that of Sydney.

Become a part of your new community flying a variety of aircraft on flight training throughout NSW. Dedicated team players will progress onto multi-engine survey and Charter

About the Company: Airspeed is celebrating 15 years of award-winning success this year.

Airspeed Aviation is a Tamworth-based Charter operator with Flight Schools serving the communities in which we are based. You will join a tight-knit team of 10 pilots and support staff, operating 20 aircraft over 4 locations. Our Charter operations are working on long-term contracts transporting up to 180 people per week safely and reliably.

Our pilots are supported by the Operations management team to achieve the best possible client outcomes every day, and mentored by the HOFO to build your skills and judgement for not only this role but for the next role in your career plan.

We invest in your career and your skills so that you help drive the team’s ongoing success, and your personal success too.

Airspeed is a small family-owned business - we are a close team of professionals who value family, community, personal and professional growth, and performance improvement across the whole business.

Over the last 15 years, more than 80% of Airspeed’s flight crew have progressed directly into Jet airline roles after 18+ months at Airspeed.

Airspeed Aviation is a safety leader, the first GA operator to join the Flight Safety Foundation BARS program and continuously registered with Flight Safety Foundation since 2012.

The Role: Flight Instructor (100%)

Your role is to guide (and drive, if necessary) the students’ learning to ensure they are supported in meeting their goals. You can draw on the experience of other instructor and pilots around you to secure your client’s success.

You will need to manage your time, your contacts and your student pipeline.

The ideal candidate will have:

  • Grade 2 Endorsement, Design Feature training, and Night Training
  • A sense of adventure
  • A passion for passing on your expertise to the next generation of professional pilot trainees
  • RAAus Senior Instructor

Mandatory criteria:

  • Australian Citizen or Current right to work in Australia
  • Current Australian CPL and Class 1 Medical;
  • More than 300 Hours TT
  • Instructor Rating + Grade 3 Endorsement
  • Demonstrated Hospitality and Customer Service Skills
  • Positivity, Energy, and a love of GA and the Aviation Industry.

This role is a full time Tamworth–based position with occasional overnight travel in NSW and Interstate. Accommodation support provided for a couple of weeks while you find your feet in your new base.

Please apply to admin@airspeedaviation.com.au or call 1300 247 773 to speak to one of the Crew.

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