Certified Flight Instructor- Tom Wood Aviation

Are you passionate about the skies and eager to inspire the next generation of aviators? Here at Tom Wood Aviation, we are home to one of the busiest certified flight schools in the state of Indiana! We are actively searching for a Certified Flight Instructor who is not only a skilled pilot but also a dedicated educator. Here’s your chance to pass on your knowledge and enthusiasm while building the flight hours and experience crucial for a successful career in professional aviation.  

Our fleet is a pilot’s dream, featuring four Cessna Skyhawks (including two with G1000 glass cockpits), four sleek Piper 100i’s, a high-performance Cirrus SR-20, a versatile Piper Seminole, and the agile Bellanca Citabria. Plus, we offer cutting-edge training tools, including a Redbird LD Advanced Aviation Training Device, to ensure you and your students have the best resources at your disposal.  

If you’re ready to take your flight career to new heights, while shaping the future of aviation, we’d love to have you on board!  

Responsibilities:   

• Provide high quality flight, ground, and simulator instruction in accordance with the Cessna/King Schools syllabi for Sport, Private, Instrument, Commercial, Multi-engine, Flight Instructor, and Airline Transport Pilot certificates.
• Promptly report aircraft maintenance discrepancies to the Chief Flight Instructor and/or Director of Maintenance.
• Give facility tours to prospective customers and members of the community. 
• Recruit new customers and reach out to past customers for the flight school. 
• Maintain student and renter files with the appropriate documentation as required by Federal Law and company policy. 
• Other duties as assigned by the Chief Flight Instructor and/or General Manager. 

Qualifications:   

Educations and/or Experience:  

• Commercial Airplane Single-Engine Land
• Commercial Airplane Multiengine Land (Preferred) 
• CFI
• CFII and MEI (Preferred)
• G1000 or other glass cockpit avionics experience (Preferred) 
• Tailwheel, complex, and high-performance endorsements (Preferred)

License and Other Requirements:  

• FAA 1st or 2nd class medical certificate
• REQUIRED-Valid driver’s license with clean driving record

Benefits:  

• PTO & Vacation
• Paid Holidays
• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• 401k with Company Match
• Life
• Disability
• Training
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Service Awards
• Career Advancement
• Wisley & DailyPay

About Tom Wood Group 

The Tom Wood Group is proud to be family-owned and locally operated for over 50 years. Since our start in 1967, the Tom Wood Group has grown outside of automotive to include many franchises with locations throughout the Midwest and New Zealand.  

Our Core Values: Humbly Confident, Passionately Driven, Sincere Desire to Help Others, Uncompromising Integrity 

Offers of employment are contingent upon successfully passing a background screening including a criminal background check, a review of motor vehicle record, verification of social security number, and passing a drug test at a certified testing facility. Tom Wood Group is an equal-opportunity employer.