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Pilot - Flight Instructor - SR Piston

Employer
Cirrus Aircraft
Location
Knoxville, Tennessee, US
Salary
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Industry
Aviation
Role
Teacher / Professor
Job Type
Long-Term

Job Details

Job Summary:

Cirrus Aircraft Flight Instructors fly the world's most advanced aircraft in its class in a fast-paced, exciting, and challenging environment. Primary responsibilities include providing flight and ground instruction to pilots and instructors in the industry-leading Cirrus SR2X line of aircraft. Cirrus Flight Instructors personally ensure that every client has an outstanding experience with their aircraft. Other responsibilities include flying to every corner of the United States, as well as dozens of international destinations, acting as pilot in command of Cirrus aircraft while performing CFR 14 part 91 corporate flight operations, demonstration flights, ferry flights, internal flight training and evaluation flights. Strong customer service and interpersonal skills are required. Our instructors act as the face of the company in several different capacities while delivering the highest quality of flight instruction possible. The ability to cater instructing methods to a variety of student types and personalities is a must. There are occasional opportunities to enjoy exclusive access to virtually every aviation event, to include AOPA, NBAA, Air Venture, and Red Bull Air Races. High-performing employees may qualify for future Vision SF50 pilot opportunities.

Essential Duties:
  • Provide a first point of contact for clients to ensure all of their flight training questions are answered once an order is received. Ensure that their experience is positive and place the needs and expectations of the customer first.
  • Enhance flight safety by providing excellent, high quality, and standardized flight and ground instruction.
  • Creatively adjust teaching methods to increase the value and effectiveness of each training opportunity.
  • Maintain communication with clients as before and after flight training events.
  • Escalate client and internal pilot issues to the Lead Flight Instructors.
  • Perform aircraft acceptance/delivery flights.
  • Facilitate maintenance and delivery/acceptance squawks on newly delivered aircraft and corporate aircraft.
  • Conduct company standardization flights to ensure company pilots are operating within company standards.
  • Provide flight and ground instruction per standards defined in Cirrus policy and procedure documents.
  • Operate Cirrus aircraft in accordance with applicable regulations and Cirrus company policies.
  • Make timely and accurate decisions regarding safety of flight.
  • Manage travel expenses in accordance with Cirrus company policies.
  • Provide excellent and professional customer service.
  • Act as pilot in command of Cirrus aircraft while performing corporate flight missions, ferry flights, internal training flights, and demonstration flights.
  • Provide factory tours to customers during the delivery and training process.
  • As required, assist the domestic and international sales team in the selling process, including supporting tradeshows and other Cirrus sales events.
  • Process and maintain a deep level of aircraft knowledge and be a model aviator, flight instructor, and Cirrus representative.
  • Perform normal pre flight and post flight inspections as well as clean, fuel, add oil and de-ice fluid, update chart subscriptions, etc.
  • Education and/or Experience:
  • Current and active FAA certified Flight Instructors only
  • 1000 hours of total flight time preferred
  • 500 hours acting as instructor preferred
  • Cirrus experience preferred
  • CSIP preferred
  • IFR in congested airspace, mountain flying, extensive IMC, and night experience preferred

Other Duties:

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice. Overtime hours may be required.

Cirrus is dedicated to a drug free work environment promoting equal employment opportunity. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, sex, national origin, color, age, disability, religion, pregnancy, veteran status, marital and family status, sexual orientation, receipt of public assistance, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
Behaviors

Required

Enthusiastic: Shows intense and eager enjoyment and interest
Detail Oriented: Capable of carrying out a given task with all details necessary to get the task done well
Team Player: Works well as a member of a group

Motivations

Required

Work-Life Balance: Inspired to perform well by having ample time to pursue work and interests outside of work
Goal Completion: Inspired to perform well by the completion of tasks
Flexibility: Inspired to perform well when granted the ability to set your own schedule and goals

Licenses & Certifications

Required

Pilot’s License
CFII-CFI Instrument Rtng

Experience

Required


1 years: Pilot

Company

Since day one in 1984, Cirrus Aircraft has been committed to the future of aviation through smart safety, ease of operation and most adamantly, continuous innovation. Along the way, every turn has meant challenges and opportunities to grow general aviation–improving the flying experience as a whole.

Our goal is to utilize technology to drive enhanced safety, performance, sophistication and comfort. We are proud that today, after 30 years of dedication, the Cirrus brand is associated with these accolades and hallmarks that mean so much to us. Our line of all-composite personal aircraft-–the SR20, SR22 and turbocharged SR22T–lives up to this by incorporating advanced electronic and standard safety technologies including Cirrus Perspective by Garmin avionics and the unique Cirrus Airframe Parachute System® (CAPS®).

Our latest aircraft, the Vision Jet, raises the bar even higher as it ushers in a new era in personal transportation and introduces the world to “the personal jet.”

We’ve traveled far, but in many ways, we’re only just taking off. Join our team and become a part of the future today.

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