Aviation Teaching Jobs

• Become a flight instructor and you might teach the next generation of pilots how to fly.flight image by yaros from Fotolia.com
  
  When most people think of the aviation industry, the first jobs they might think of are pilots, air hostesses, or aviation engineers. However, the truth is that there are many types of jobs opportunities within the aviation industry, not least of which are aviation teaching jobs, which can involve anything from being a Flight Instructor to Enroute Instructor for Air Traffic Control (ATC) aspirants.
  
  

Academy Enroute Instructor

• An Academy Enroute Instructor is a type of Air Traffic Control (ATC) instructor, who requires both ATC experience and lab experience. As an instructor, you are expected to possess three years or more experience as a certified professional controller (CPC) at a civilian Air Route Traffic Control Centre (ARTCC). You will be expected to have strong teaching skills, as well as prior experience in all the labs you wish to teach. In addition, you are required to possess either a bachelor's degree in a relevant subject, or, equivalently, eight years or more experience and training in FAA Air Traffic Control Operations.
  
  

Advanced Electronics Avionics Instructor

• As an Avionics Instructor, you will be expected to teach advanced electronics and avionics skills, maintain the necessary lab and avionics equipment, and, in many cases, help to develop the course curriculum. For this position, you will be expected to have experience troubleshooting problems in avionics and in repairing avionics equipment. You will be expected to have graduated from a formal electronics school, possess a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) license, and work well in a team. In addition, you might be expected to have prior teaching experience, electronics wiring experience, and computer literacy.
  
  

Certified Instructor II in Air Traffic Control

• As a Certified Instructor II, you will be expected to provide classroom and lab-based training to students such as developmental air traffic controllers and aspiring certified professional controllers (CPC). To take up such a position, you must possess strong technical knowledge of ATC equipment, simulations, and procedures. In addition you will be expected to have excellent teaching and managerial skills, and the ability to inspire your students to improve their skill and knowledge base.
  
  As an Instructor II you will be expected to have at least five years experience working as a CPC at an air traffic control facility. You will also be expected to have either military, FAA, or commercial ATC experience and training. You will also need the laboratory experience for the labs you teach. Bear in mind that you will be expected to undertake a written theory test, composed by the FAA, for every sector you wish to teach.
  
  

Flight Instructor

• As a Flight Instructor you will have to teach students how to fly aircraft. For this position you will need to possess a pilot's license and considerable flying experience. There are a number of routes to acquiring the necessary flight training and achieve a pilot's license. You can study at an FAA certified flying school, train as a pilot through the Air Force, or enroll in one of the ever increasing college programs. Helicopter pilots can receive training in the armed forces or in special FAA certified helicopter training schools. As a practicing Flight Instructor, you will be expected to have extensive knowledge of aircraft navigation, a strong grasp of the principles of flight and flying regulations, and a knowledge of weather patterns and their effects when on the ground and in the air.