Malaysian Flying Academy Hiring! Full Time Flight Instructor in Melaka - Ricebowl

About the Role

Malaysian Flying Academy is inviting applications from qualified and professional Flight Instructors — Aeroplane to join its Flight Operations Department.

The successful candidate will be responsible for conducting flight, simulator, briefing, debriefing and ground instructional duties in accordance with CAAM requirements, MFA’s approved Training and Procedures Manual, Operations Manual, Safety Management System, SOPs and approved training syllabi.

This position is suited for an instructor who is disciplined, safety-focused, student-oriented and committed to developing competent and professional pilots.

Minimum Requirements

Applicants shall meet the following requirements:

1. Valid Civil Aviation Authority Malaysia CPL(A) or ATPL(A) licence or valid Federal Aviation Authority (USA) CPL (A) or ATPL (A)

2. Valid CAAM or FAA Instrument Rating with a minimum of 200 hours total instrument time.

3. Valid CAAM Flight Instructor (2) authorisation to instruct on Single Engine Piston and Multi Engine Piston aircraft, or valid Assistant Flight Instructor Rating. Foreign Instructor Ratings accepted subject to CAAM validation.

4. Valid Class 1 Medical Certificate and ability to obtain CAAM Class 1 medical certificate.

5. ICAO English Language Proficiency Level 4 or above.

6. Rated on Piper Archer PA-28 and Cessna 172.

7. Rating on Piper Seminole PA-44 will be an added advantage.

8. Certified UPRT Instructor qualification will be an added advantage.

Key Responsibilities

The Flight Instructor will be responsible for:

1. Conducting flight, simulator, briefing, debriefing and ground instructional duties only within the instructor’s valid licence privileges and written ATO release.

2. Reviewing student readiness, licence and medical status, previous training records, aircraft status, weather, NOTAMs, route, fuel, mass and balance and operational limitations before each flight.

3. Conducting proper pre-flight briefings covering lesson objectives, sequence, aircraft configuration, safety limits, common errors, threat and error management considerations and recovery or termination criteria.

4. Conducting flight or simulator instruction in accordance with the approved syllabus, lesson plan, AFM/POH, checklists, SOPs, weather minima and local procedures.

5. Taking over or terminating an exercise whenever required due to safety, aircraft limitations, weather, student condition or operational circumstances.

6. Conducting structured post-flight debriefings after each sortie, including observed performance, errors, safety points, required corrective action and the next recommended training event.

7. Updating FlightLogger or the approved training record system before the end of the duty day, unless prevented by system failure.

8. Monitoring assigned cadet progress and reporting unsatisfactory progress, repeated errors, attitude concerns, discipline issues or safety concerns to the Chief Flight Instructor without delay.

9. Recommending cadets for solo flights, navigation exercises, progress checks, skill tests or course milestones only when the required standard and recent experience requirements have been met.

10. Acting as Duty Instructor when rostered and supervising daily flying within the scope delegated by the Chief Flight Instructor.

11. Reporting hazards, incidents, occurrences, aircraft defects and training deficiencies through approved MFA reporting channels.

12. Attending instructor standardisation, safety briefings, operational briefings and meetings when rostered or required.

13. Maintaining personal licence validity, medical validity, rating validity, instructor validity, recency and proficiency at all times.

14. Maintaining professional conduct, discipline, punctuality, student boundaries and confidentiality when dealing with cadets, sponsors, regulators and stakeholders.

Required Skills and Competencies

The ideal candidate should have:

1. Strong communication, instructional delivery, briefing and debriefing skills.

2. Sound aircraft handling, airmanship, judgement, situational awareness and conservative decision-making.

3. Ability to teach students with different learning abilities, confidence levels, cultural backgrounds and performance challenges.

4. Ability to identify student weaknesses and apply suitable corrective instructional techniques.

5. Leadership, discipline, maturity, patience, decisiveness and professional conduct.

6. Strong safety awareness and the ability to manage instructional risk.

7. Good administrative discipline and ability to maintain accurate, timely and objective training records.

8. Ability to work within a regulated ATO environment and accept supervision, standardisation, feedback and audit oversight.

9. Good understanding of aircraft performance, limitations, operational risk, flight planning, fuel planning, mass and balance, weather assessment, NOTAM interpretation and operational decision-making.

Knowledge Areas

Applicants should have good working knowledge of:

1. CAAM personnel licensing requirements applicable to pilots, flight instructors and student pilots.

2. CAAM ATO requirements, MFA Training and Procedures Manual, Operations Manual, SMS procedures and relevant SOPs.

3. Applicable aircraft AFM/POH, checklists, limitations, normal, abnormal and emergency procedures.

4. Air law, navigation, meteorology, aircraft technical knowledge, principles of flight, human performance, flight performance and planning, operational procedures and radiotelephony.

5. Teaching and learning principles, lesson planning, instructional techniques, student assessment methods and remedial training methods.

6. Threat and Error Management, Crew Resource Management, safety reporting, occurrence reporting and aviation risk management.

7. Requirements for solo authorisation, progress checks, flight test preparation, student progression and limitations applicable to AFI/FI privileges.