Chief Flight Instructor — Build Our U.S. Training Culture

OSM Aviation Academy; Fort Lauderdale (FL); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Paid time off

Employee travel benefits

Professional development

Job summary

OSM Aviation Academy is expanding its Fort Lauderdale FXE operation and seeks a Chief Instructor to own quality, standardization, and regulatory compliance for flight and ground training. You will report to U.S.

leadership with decision authority over instructional operations and will shape a growing instructor team on a path to scale the program. This is a full-time, on-site leadership role requiring strong aviation regulatory knowledge, practical leadership, and a focus on student outcomes.

Qualifications

• Commercial pilot or ATP certificate with appropriate ratings.
• Current FAA CFI and CFII certificates; MEI strongly preferred.
• At least 2,000 hours as pilot in command.
• Flight training experience as certificated/military instructor: 3 years and 1,000 flight hours, or 1,500 flight hours.
• At least 100 hours of actual/simulated instrument time with instrument instruction experience of 2 years and 250 flight hours, or 400 flight hours.
• Current FAA medical certificate appropriate to duties performed.
• Ability to pass FAA knowledge and proficiency tests for chief instructor designation.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the FAA-approved Chief Instructor for our Part 141 programs.
• Select, develop and standardize the flight and ground instructor team.
• Own instructional quality — stage checks, end-of-course checks and instructor standardization.
• Monitor student progression and act early when a student falls behind.
• Maintain compliance with FAA regulations, curricula and procedures; oversee training records and instructor qualifications.
• Act as the academy's primary FAA point of contact on instructional and Part 141 matters.
• Collaborate with local management, planning, dispatch and maintenance to keep the flight line running.

Skills

Leadership

Regulatory knowledge

Communication

Decision making

Flight training experience

Education

Commercial Pilot or Airline Transport Pilot Certificate

FAA CFI and CFII certificates

MEI preferred

Job description

OSM Aviation Academy is expanding its Fort Lauderdale FXE operation and seeks a Chief Instructor to own quality, standardization, and regulatory compliance for flight and ground training. You will report to U.S.

leadership with decision authority over instructional operations and will shape a growing instructor team on a path to scale the program. This is a full-time, on-site leadership role requiring strong aviation regulatory knowledge, practical leadership, and a focus on student outcomes.