Check Instructor

North Star Aviation•Mankato, MN

6d•$44,000 - $50,000

About The Position

To ensure safe flight practices by maintaining training standards through stage checks and lesson observations. Check Airmen will also provide mentorship to our students in a safe and comfortable environment and work together with instructors to overcome challenges in the learning process. Our Check Airmen work to ensure compliance with applicable Transportation Security Administration (TSA) procedures, Federal Aviation Regulations (FARs), and North Star Aviation policy in respect to training students and conducting stage checks.

Requirements

Must hold CFI, CFI-I, and MEI and meet the pilot-in-command recent flight experience requirements of FAR 61.57
Must be able to comply with the NSA Flight Operations Manual and FAR 141.37.
Possesses unblemished flight record
Must have evaluation and debrief skills.
Must be able to relate to instructors and students.

Nice To Haves

Having signed off at least one student in each TCO is preferred, but not required.
Strong consideration will be given to candidates with substantial dual given hours and a high number of students instructed in Private, Instrument, Commercial, and Instructor Part 61 and 141 TCOs, with particular emphasis on their pass rates.
Additional experience relevant to performing the duties of a check airman will be highly valued.

Responsibilities

Ensure safety of flight
Conduct stage checks in a professional manner and uphold the standards of North Star Aviation’s Training Course Outlines.
Provide thorough, productive, and constructive debriefs to students and their instructors after completion of a stage check event.
Prescribe re-training requirements following Unsatisfactory Stage Check events.
Observe flight and ground lessons conducted by other flight instructors when stage checks cancel.
Help improve quality of training by noting trends and raising awareness of items to be worked on with Flight Instructors.
Attend meetings as scheduled by the Assistant Chief Flight Instructor (Standards).
Be an ambassador to safety by following applicable FOM procedures, file reports using the current safety reporting system, attend periodic safety meetings, and maintain a general safety mindset.
Ensure student records are kept in an orderly and accurate manner.
Periodically audit all records pertaining to students in their care and correct any errors while following applicable NSA procedures.
Work in conjunction with assigned scheduler to ensure adequate student progress towards applicable flight lab completion deadlines. Student progress is a shared responsibility. Schedulers ensure “quantity” of lessons, and Flight Instructors ensure “quality” of lessons.