Important

Applicants must be able to show proof of right to work in the UK without visa sponsorship by the employer.

PILOT POOL

Ascent Flight Training

Government / Defence / Aerospace

United Kingdom | Anglesey

Ground Instructor - T-6A Texan II

NTR

BEECHCRAFT

T-6A TEXAN II

Employment - Permanent

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Minimum requirements

Type rating

Not required (Training Provided)

Flight time notes

You will have previous experience as a Qualified Flying Instructor pilot in the military environment. Qualifications and/or recommendations from the RAF Central Flying School will be essential.

Preferred time

Previous experience in a ‘Basic Flying Training’ role on a turbo-prop airframe would be extremely advantageous and experience in a synthetic training device would be beneficial but not necessarily essential.

License req.

CPL

Open to Lic. Holders

UK CAA

Medical

Class 2

ICAO ELP level

Additional requirements

Above all else you will thrive when instructing students and helping them to strive for success.
You should already be an excellent communicator and you will be accustomed to working with different levels of ability so that you can nurture the full spectrum of students. You will be working in an environment which is heavily customer focused, ensuring the company provides a first class service at all times.
Have experience of multi-facetted flying disciplines, combining leadership and airmanship to provide a positive learning environment.
Be able to demonstrate experience of working in collaboration with other teams.
Have strong presentational skills, targeting a wide audience of varying abilities.
Be able to develop and update courseware with emerging ‘best practise’ and updates as required.
Fully engage with the RAF Safety Culture.

Job description

As a Qualified Instructor on the Basic Flying Training (BFT) Squadron at RAF Valley you will part of a small niche team delivering world class Ground School and Synthetic training to Military and Ascent aircrew on the Texan T1.

You will:

Conduct ground based instruction of military BFT Student Qualified Flying Instructors (SQFIs), ab-initio pilots in accordance with BFT syllabuses. The syllabus ranges from conversion, instrument, navigation, weapon profiles, tactical and more advanced evolutions.

You will also assist in currency training for existing QFIs.

Conduct Computer Based Training/Computer Aided Instruction/Simulator training, including ground school lessons and simulated airborne events in accordance with BFT syllabuses

Conduct other tasks related to Texan T1 training as directed

Assist Curriculum Design as Texan T1 Subject Matter Expert (SME) in development and maintenance of BFT courseware

Have the opportunity to take part in innovation work for the future of UK MFTS

Compensation and benefits

Summary

Competitive Salary
Equivalent to 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays (Extra days with length of service)
Life Assurance (Up to 3 times your annual salary)
Flexible benefits (Buying and selling of holiday, BUPA dental, cycle2work scheme, retail discounts)
Enhanced maternity and paternity leave and pay
Enhanced company sick pay which increases with length of service
Employee Assistance Programme (24/7 free and confidential legal and wellbeing advice)
Annual reviews of your salary and individual learning and development plan
Mental Health Support and subscription to the Unmind platform for you and a plus one
Free eye tests for DSE users and money towards any subsequent corrective glasses