CFI OPPORTUNITy for skyborne students
BECOME A SKYBORNE Flight Instructor
Unlike many academies, Skyborne offers a unique pathway to employment immediately after you graduate.Â
With a growing demand for instructors, driven in part by a high number of international students who don’t require U.S.-based CFI roles, between one-third and one-half of U.S. graduates are offered instructor positions with Skyborne.
This gives you access to a structured teaching environment, a competitive salary with 401(k) and health benefits, and a clear path to reaching 1,500 flight hours quickly, while gaining valuable, real-world flying experience.
Benefits
There are many unique benefits of becoming a flight instructor at Skyborne.
- FULLY SPONSORED CFII & MEI
If selected as a Skyborne instructor, you’ll receive additional instructor ratings – worth $25,000 – fully sponsored.
- ACCELERATED PATH TO 1,500 HOURS
Guaranteed opportunity to build hours towards the airline minimum in a structured, professional environment. While gaining a deeper understanding of airline practices and standards while instructing.
- FINANCIAL BENEFITS
Instructor roles provide salary, health benefits, and 401k while you complete hour-building.
- PROVEN PATHWAY TO AIRLINES
When you complete your hours, you’ll be airline ready and supported into placements with our Partner Airlines. Join 95% of our pilots in airline employment.
- INTERNATIONAL LICENSES
The opportunity to teach international students with our FCL.900 CFI Program.
- CAREER DEVELOPMENT
Receive mentorship and guidance from Skyborne’s in-house Career Advisors, with direct links to leading U.S. airlines.
- STATE-OF-THE-ART FACILITIES
You’ll have access to our state-of-the-art training facilities and new, standardized fleet of Piper 100i’s.
- ONGOING SUPPORT
Resume guidance, interview tips, and preparation for your next aviation career step.
- SOLID TIMING
By the time you’ve completed your training and 1,500 hours with Skyborne, you’ll be ahead of the competition, airline ready, and perfectly placed for recruitment when the market is booming.
How it works
Once you complete your CFI with Skyborne, you are able to commence the next phase – building your hours. Becoming a Certified Flight Instructor will help build your hours quickly and in a structured manner, ensuring you are ready for your future airline career.
To be considered for a Skyborne CFI position, we will review you overall time at Skyborne.
A variety of milestones will be reviewed, such as:
- Your performance in ground school
- Your performance on the flight line
- Your overall professionalism
- Your adherence to Skyborne’s standard operating procedures
- Your attention to safety-focussed decisions
- The impact you have made on other student’s training during your time as a student.
In addition, you must successfully be able to pass a 10-year background check, as required for airline employment.
The process
You will be invited to a meeting with the Recruitment team where you will be given guidance on how to progress through the process. Including guidance on how to prepare for an interview; resume recommendations and feedback on ways to articulate your experience in an interview setting.
If successful at this stage, you will be invited to an interview with Skyborne’s Recruitment and Training teams – these will be people you are familiar with.
If all goes well and subject to Skyborne’s recruitment requirements, you will be offered the position and start your journey as a Certified Flight Instructor.
If you are successful
Before you can start instructing, you’ll be required to pass the necessary examinations.
As a Skyborne CFI, you may also have the opportunity to gain CFII and MEI certifications, sponsored by us, based on your performance.
Skyborne supports your path to airline employment by helping you build the required flight hours while developing your skills through continuous instructor training. You’ll also play a key role in training the next generation of pilots.
In addition, you will also have the unique opportunity to build your flight hours under either FAA Part 141 or UK CAA regulations, instructing international trainees from across the world.
