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Flight Simulation Instructors Enjoy Personal Time Benefits and Flexibility at Work

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Key Takeaways:

  • The Flight Simulation Instructor (FSI) is a rapidly expanding aviation career, with active recruitment by major training organizations and airlines to train and recertify pilots using sophisticated simulators.
  • Key requirements for FSIs include a strong enjoyment of teaching and an appreciation for shift work (as simulators run 24/7), often requiring an ATP or ICAO multicrew license.
  • The FSI role can offer a better work-life balance than active pilot duties, provides competitive salaries (upper $50,000 to over $100,000), and allows for future transitions back to flying real aircraft if desired.
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Are you searching for a career in aviation that better suits you and your family’s lifestyle? Do you enjoy teaching? How about working with sophisticated computers and some of the top pilots from all over the world? If these questions intrigue you, then you may want to know more about the rapidly expanding realm of the flight simulation instructor (FSI).

Amy Laboda

Amy Laboda began flying in 1978 and is a flight instructor, with credentials that range from a gyroplane rating to an airline transport pilot certificate.

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