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Bergstrom Aircraft, Inc. Pasco, Washington:
Bergstrom Aircraft, Inc. located at PSC, Tri-Cities WA is a full-service FBO and Flight School. We are looking to immediately fill a full-time CFI position. Our program is Part 61 and offers Private, Instrument, Commercial, CFI, CFII, and MEI instruction. We operate a wide variety of aircraft: Skyhawks, Skylane, Arrow, Bonanza and Seneca II. We offer lessons, BFRs, aircraft rentals, scenics, photo/survey flights and ground instruction. Our instructors fly up to 6 days/week, up to 120 hours/month during the spring-summer-fall season.

Responsibilities include:

• Providing flight/ground/simulator instruction to enrolled students while maintaining the highest level of safety and standards given in the Aviation Instructor’s Handbook.
• Introductory/Discovery Flight Lessons to encourage new prospects to enroll in our flight school
• BFR ground and flight instruction as requested by our customers
• Currency/proficiency ground and flight instruction as requested by our customers
• Aircraft check-outs/sign-offs by make and model as requested by our customers
• Local Scenic flights for up to 3 passengers
• Photo/Survey flights with a customer onboard and/or photographer onboard
• Assist students with flight and ground appointments by using the online schedule
• Complete logbook entries as needed in students’ logs and instructors’ logbook
• Teach ground school (evening class sessions) as requested
• Refer students to other instructors as needed to accomplish student’s goals
• Ensure all course standards, training requirements and flight dept. objectives are met by each student in each course.
• Recommend students that are fully-prepared for their FAA checkride
• Maintain and update training materials/books as needed
• Maintain clean, professional environment – both in the aircraft and in the company building
• Stay current with recommended CFI techniques and materials
• Monitor the maintenance condition of aircraft and report any issues “squawks” in a timely and professional manner
• Any other flight department tasks as needed
• All duties and tasks to be completed in accordance with FARs and with safety, efficiency and our customer’s best interest in mind.

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