CFIs Needed at TransPac Aviation Academy, Phoenix, AZ

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TransPac Aviation Academy, Phoenix, AZ is currently hiring part-time Certified Flight Instructors. CFI will be responsible for conducting flight, ground and simulator training under FAR Parts 141 and 61.

We currently are hiring CFIs and offer two application processes:

1. Directly through TransPac
PART-TIMECFI
We will transition CFIs into full-time positions as soon as possible and as determined by company needs, hopefully within 1-3 months (a specific date for moving to full-time is not guaranteed). Those with MEIs may be asked to move to full-time sooner than those without. As a full-time employee CFIs are then eligible for TransPac’s benefits package as well as participate in a performance based bonus program.
Minimum Qualications: CFI/CFII.
Submit resumes to: alewis@TransPacAcademy.com

2. American Eagle Pipeline Instructor Program
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TransPac Aviation Academy and American Eagle have partnered and are proud to offer our “American Eagle Pipeline Program”.

What does this mean for the CFI? It means that while flight instructing, you have medical, dental, and vision benefits, as well as travel privileges on American Airlines and American Eagle! Once Pipeline Instructors reach the ATP minimums and 50 hours of multi-engine experience, they are placed into new hire pilot training at American Eagle in the next new hire class. Successful pilots who enter and complete the American Eagle Pipeline Program can look forward to transitioning directly to American Eagle as a First Officer.

Program Details:
Instruct full-time as an American Eagle employee
Receive American Eagle benefits
Once ATP minimums are achieved you will be selected for pilot training with American Eagle.

How to apply for the American Eagle Pipeline Instructor Program:
Complete an application on www.AirlineApps.com, and then send an email with your resume to Pipeline.Instructor@aa.com. Selected applicants will be flown to American Airlines/American Eagle headquarters in Fort Worth, Texas for an interview. Those selected from the recruitment process will then go to interview at TransPac Aviation Academy. Once approved by both American Eagle and TransPac, pilots will be hired by American Eagle and work as an instructor at TransPac Aviation Academy until reaching ATP minimums.

Minimum Qualifications:
Commercial Pilot Certification with multi-engine and instrument ratings
CFI and CFII Instructor Certifications
Current FAA First Class Medical
Minimum Age: 21
FCC License
Valid Passport

Submit resumes to:ALewis@TransPacAcademy.com

TransPac Aviation Academy is a Tobacco-Free Workplace.
 
I might apply. Anyone know why you would need a passport, FCC license and a first class to flight instruct? Maybe that's just for the Eagle thing or something.
 
Any idea what the student load is like part time? I've been considering it but I need something I can live off of, especially if I'd be moving across the country.
 
JordanD said:
Any idea what the student load is like part time? I've been considering it but I need something I can live off of, especially if I'd be moving across the country.
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I know that a couple of years ago it was the place to be. Then last year they lost some contracts and shifted the new guys to part time along with a pay cut. I'm not sure what's going on now though...
 
Derg said:
It's arachnid season... Jordan!
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Bring it.
 
Any idea what the student load is like part time? I've been considering it but I need something I can live off of, especially if I'd be moving across the country.
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I have been here since December and so far its been a good experience. You will get 4 or 5 full time students and take them through Private, Instrument, and Multi-Commercial (if you have your MEI) On average you will be looking into 60-90 hours of flight per month. Students are motivated and can memorize just about anything you give them but due to their culture, memorizing is about as good as it gets. You will have to work hard to get them to correlate their knowledge into something meaningful other than an auto response. Most of the planes have air conditioning which comes in handy in the valley. They have a good maintenance program set up and an evolving safety culture that looks very promising. You will be full time in a month, month and a half and there are plenty of students here. As far as pay, you won't get rich as a flight instructor but you can live on it, its probably on par with a first year regional guy (more than Great Lakes), and it will be salary once you go full time. Good luck with the decision, its been a good choice so far for me and I don't regret the move out to Phoenix at all.

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VMCROLL said:
I have been here since December and so far its been a good experience. You will get 4 or 5 full time students and take them through Private, Instrument, and Multi-Commercial (if you have your MEI) On average you will be looking into 60-90 hours of flight per month. Students are motivated and can memorize just about anything you give them but due to their culture, memorizing is about as good as it gets. You will have to work hard to get them to correlate their knowledge into something meaningful other than an auto response. Most of the planes have air conditioning which comes in handy in the valley. They have a good maintenance program set up and an evolving safety culture that looks very promising. You will be full time in a month, month and a half and there are plenty of students here. As far as pay, you won't get rich as a flight instructor but you can live on it, its probably on par with a first year regional guy (more than Great Lakes), and it will be salary once you go full time. Good luck with the decision, its been a good choice so far for me and I don't regret the move out to Phoenix at all.

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Once it gets hot, you'll find the A/C in those planes doesn't really do anything for ya.
 
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I left tpac about 6 months ago...overall, it was a great cfiing gig, but a little different than other cfiing gigs because you don't make your own schedule. This is a job. It is not always easy and requires huge amounts of patience if you have no experience working with students who are not native English speakers. However, I was extremely happy in my time at tpac. I flew 5 days on, 2 off. (Days off varied depending on what rating your student was working on, because they go to ground school on your days off...ppl ground is tues/wed, IR is fri/sat, etc....but almost nobody has sat/sun off). If you ever wanted a 3 or 4 day weekend, it was never any trouble to swap days or pick up extra days so you could avoid using your vacation days. Days on were 10 hour shifts, mostly flying, some instructing in the sim, and a limited amount of ground. (You get your schedule the night before.) When you have IR students, you will primarily fly at night and have no social life for a few months. It is an extremely structured environment for both cfi's and students, but they hold their students to very high standards and expect the same of their instructors. Teaching there made me a better instructor. I worked full time, had 3-6 students at any one time and flew 60 hours some months, and 110 others. It's hot in Phoenix, you get used to it, the a/c does help make it tolerable, but it's still hot. They care about getting you rested and have a good safety culture. Maintenance is on top of it, fast, and works 24 hours a day. We took paycuts in my time there, but I was still able to afford my own apartment in a gated community, because living in Phoenix is just that cheap. And thanks to the schedule at tpac, you actually have time to enjoy phoenix. If you don't mind the heat, structure, and have the patience to teach non-native speakers, Transpac is hands down the best place to work. I am so grateful for my time there and I would recommend it to anyone.
 
JetDrvr said:
Transpac is one of the best flying jobs I have ever had.
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2+ years at a regional since I left TPac and I still agree with sentiment. I love the regional flying don't get me wrong, but if I saw a career potential like with the airlines I would have never left TPac.
 
When you do the Pipeline program you are hired by AMERICAN EAGLE. It's literally the EXACT same interview as the pilots. HR, tech, sim, fingerprints, pee test, background checks, etc... You are essentially a contract CFI, in which you go to TransPac or US Aviation (i think) in Texas. Your paycheck comes from American Eagle, NOT TransPac. Just some insight. My GF is doing the interview coming up, and gets to keep her seniority from AE. So, she'll get 3rd+ year pay as a first year FO. :-)
 
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