Certified Flight Instructor | Helicopter

Job type
Part Time
Category
Low Hours, Instructor
Position
Instructor
Certificates
FAA CFI
Pay
USD 22–31 per hour
Posted
October 7, 2026

Position Summary

This Instructor position works directly with students completing FAA-certified Professional Pilot programs in helicopters. The instructor provides one-on-one flight instruction, guides students through preflight, flight, and post-flight activities, and prepares them for stage checks, end-of-course tests, and proficiency evaluations.

Schedule

  • Part-Time.
  • Day Shift.
  • Variable work days and hours.
  • No telework.

Responsibilities

  • Provide direct one-on-one flight instruction.
  • Serve as a Certified Flight Instructor, Chief Pilot, and/or Assistant Chief Pilot as required by FAA Part 141 certification.
  • Lead students through FAA-required stage checks.
  • Prepare students for end-of-course tests and proficiency checks.
  • Provide guidance during preflight, in-flight, and post-flight inspections and student flights.
  • Provide tutoring, classroom assistance, student training, testing, and technical support.
  • Maintain required records.
  • Support program safety and security.

Requirements

  • Post-secondary or industry certificate, diploma, degree, or relevant licensure as an FAA Part 141 Certified Flight Instructor, Assistant Chief Instructor, or Multi-Engine Instructor.
  • One year of teaching and/or tutoring as a Certified Flight Instructor of initial Certified Flight Instructor candidates; OR four years of experience as an FAA Part 141 Certified Flight Instructor, Assistant Chief Instructor, or Multi-Engine Instructor; OR equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • Successful completion of required pre-employment drug and alcohol testing.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Commercial Pilot Certificate or Airline Transport Pilot (ATP) Certificate and current Flight Instructor Certificate with appropriate category, class, and instrument ratings.
  • Flight training experience as a Certified Flight Instructor or in a commercial or military pilot training program.
  • One year and 250 flight hours, or 500 flight hours, under the applicable experience pathway.
  • For applicable instrument privileges: at least 50 hours under actual or simulated instrument conditions and at least 500 PIC.
  • Instrument flight instructor experience of one year and 125 flight hours, or 200 flight hours.
  • For applicable Assistant Chief Instructor training courses: at least 1,000 PIC and required flight-training experience.

Benefits

  • Low-cost medical and dental insurance.
  • Employer-paid life insurance.
  • Short- and long-term disability.
  • Pre-tax healthcare and dependent-care accounts.
  • Employee Assistance Program.
  • 12 paid holidays.
  • Vacation and sick time.
  • Six weeks of Paid Parental Leave.
  • Pension Plan.
  • 457(b) and 403(b) retirement accounts.
  • Professional development.
  • Tuition waivers for employees and dependents.

Compensation

  • $22.27–$31.12 per hour.
  • $46,500–$64,979 annualized, prorated to actual hours worked.

Application Deadline

  • February 8, 2027 at 12:01 AM CT.