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Flight School Next
Bring your experience and ideas and help us instruct instructors on the Bell 505 aircraft for Flight School Next training requirements. This role will engage in our train-the-trainer model regarding aircraft systems, planning considerations and in-flight operations using classroom, training devices, flight simulators and aircraft flight training. You will provide training and evaluations of Flight School Next instructor pilots to ensure compliance with Bell flight standards as outlined in performance work standards for flight training.
This role will be an integral part of the team, working closely with instructor pilots, instructors, and flight school students. You’ll be able to provide subject matter expertise during the design of training modules and be responsible for the successful training of Army aviators across flight, simulator, and academic environments. This role will be based in Ozark, AL with travel to the Bell Training Academy in Fort Worth, TX.
What You’ll Be Doing as a Standardization Instructor Pilot
- Train Instructor Pilots (train-the-trainer) regarding aircraft systems, planning considerations and in-flight operations using classroom instruction, synthetic training devices, and aircraft flight training
Deliver flight, academic, and simulator training as required to support Flight School Next oversight of instructor training and as needed to meet student training demands
Conduct and maintain standardization across all flight instructors
Administer initial flight evaluations, stage checkrides, and instructor proficiency evaluations
Coordinate and participate in development and updates for SOPs, flight/ground training courseware, flight procedures and Aircrew Training Manual updates in concert with government oversight
Responsible for monitoring flight safety trends and flight training area procedures while recommending corrective actions to ensure safe flight operations
May serve duties as a collateral safety officer working with FSN Aviation Safety Officer supporting flight operations at Cairns, Shell, and Bell Ozark.
Compliance with all applicable Civil and Military Aviation Authority requirements in support of Flight School Next
Perform maintenance check flight evaluations and maintenance check flights as required
May travel as required to support Flight School Next
May work shifts outside of 8am-5pm schedule as required by the Flight School demand.
