Chief Flight Instructor - Warwick, Rhode Island

Company/Organization: Horizon Aviation

Position: Management

Job Type: Permanent

Posted: 8/28/2025 12:00:01 AM

Description:

This is a Chief Flight Instructor position at a mid-size FAA Part 141 flight school. While the Chief CFI must fulfill regulatory requirements for FAA compliance, this position is much more. We want a Chief CFI who leads by example with their superior technical knowledge, flying ability, and sets the standard for quality of teaching. But more importantly, it is about ldquo;teaching the teachers.rdquo; Our Chief CFIrsquo;s principle purpose is to hire, train, develop, and coach the best group of CFIs in the country. This requires daily engagement with the instructors.

Horizon Aviation is a busy Part 141 flight school in the Northeast. We have two locations: Providence, RI and Norwood, MA, 13 full-tome flight instructors, 15 aircraft, in-house maintenance department, and we fly more than 10,500 hours per year.

Requirements:

• Current CFI-A, CFII, MEI
• 6000 hours total flight time
• 5000 hours dual given
• Bachelor degree (any major is acceptable)
• Prior experience managing people in private sector, military, flight school, or other.
• Prior experience as Part 141 instructor
• Preferred prior experience as Part 141 Assistant Chief Instructor or Chief Instructor
• Pass FAA-conduted Chief Flight Instructor check ride with local FSDO
• Pass background check
• Passion for teaching and flying
• 5 frac12; day work week including frac12; day on Saturday

Job Duties

Recruit, Hire, and Train CFIs

• Review resumes, conduct interviews and select candidates
• Conduct initial new-hire training
• Ensure all new-hire paperwork is processed
• Train CFI in 141 compliance
• Get CFI trained in NHA procedures

Manage and Develop Instructors

• Provide continuous and ongoing development of flight instructors to make them better instructors
• Create and foster an environment of continuous learning and improvement
• Ensure CFI compliance with all appropriate state, federal, and company rules and regulations
• Conduct systematic performance reviews of CFIs

Manage Part 141 Certificate

• Ensure CFIs are qualified for 141
• Ensure CFIs are complying with Part 141 training processes
• Conduct Stage Checks when other CFIs are not available or when appropriate
• Conduct 141 checks with CFIs
• File all necesaary reports with FAA to ensure Part 141 compliance

Manage Flight Operations

• Responsible for the safe conduct of all flight operations

Other Duties

• Resolve escalated customer training issues
• Other duties as assigned

Compensation Benefits

• Base pay is $120,000 per year
• Two weeks paid time off per year
• 6 paid federal holidays
• Access to company plane (172RG) for personal use for the cost of gas
• Company subsidized health insurance plan
• Relocation reimbursement (up to $3,000 of documented and appropriate expenses) upon satisfactory completion of three calendar month probationary period.

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