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•    Assist the Chief Flight Instructor in supervising all flight instructors and ensuring training is conducted in accordance with FAA-approved Training Course Outlines (TCOs).
•    Exercise delegated authority to oversee flight and ground training operations when the Chief Flight Instructor is unavailable.
•    Ensure instructors are properly qualified, current, and authorized for the training they conduct.
•    Provide direct leadership, mentoring, and professional guidance to flight instructors.

•    Assist in maintaining standardization of instructional methods, procedures, and evaluation practices across all courses.
•    Conduct or assist with stage checks, end-of-course tests, and instructor standardization activities, as authorized.
•    Monitor instructional quality and ensure adherence to approved syllabi, lesson plans, and grading standards.

•    Support compliance with Part 141 certificate requirements, FAA approvals, and limitations.
•    Assist in preparation for FAA inspections, surveillance, audits, and certification activities.
•    Ensure training records, instructor records, and student records are accurate, complete, and maintained in accordance with FAA and institutional requirements.
•    Assist with corrective actions and continuous improvement following FAA findings or internal reviews.

•    Promote and support the program’s Safety Management System (SMS) and safety policies.
•    Identify hazards and operational risks associated with flight training activities.
•    Reinforce safe operating practices and regulatory compliance among instructors and students.

•    Assist with instructor selection, onboarding, training, scheduling, and evaluation.
•    Support student training progression, including monitoring progress, addressing deficiencies, and coordinating remedial training when necessary.
•    Coordinate with academic leadership to ensure alignment between flight training and degree program requirements.
•    Perform instructional duties as needed to support operational continuity.
•    Perform other duties as assigned in support of Part 141 flight training operations.

Requires the ability to utilize advanced information within a specialization. Within specialization, possesses the ability to assess/ analyze situations and make adjustments to achieve desired objectives. Possesses knowledge of work activities outside functional area. May require the operation of complex equipment/tools.

Decisions/problem resolutions require interpretation, discretion and judgment based on precedent or standard operating policies and procedures. Tasks are diversified and may require some creativity in dealing with unprecedented activities

Actions and decisions in this job have significant impact to the short-term performance of the Program/Team and exert an impact to its long-term success. The job exerts a considerable impact on decisions and final results typically affecting either an entire functional area or a major university activity; and may have unique accountability for financial and program or project objectives. Errors effect business operations, services and other individuals which may require special interventions to correct.

Very quickly determined

Regular contact that involves exchanging advice and opinions as well as occasionally conveying conceptual ideas of a critical and/or long-range nature. Requires the use of judgment, timing, and persuasion to gain cooperation in the face of differences of opinion or controversy.

Responsible for conducting specialized assignments or developing programs under only general direction and guidance.

No

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