Flight Instructor

Flight instructors are responsible for the supervision and mentorship of assigned flight students enrolled in the missionary aviation flight-training curriculum. This includes, but is not limited to flight and ground instruction, providing assistance with the development and maintenance of the flight and ground school curriculum, the evaluation of assigned students and encouraging their development as a professional missionary aviator, under the supervision of the respective course Flight Supervisor.

It is important to remember that as we equip students with the tools of aviation technology, our core purpose is to invest in young men and women through mentorship and life on life discipleship, instilling within them a heart and passion honor the King with their lives. Therefore, mentoring staff and students in a manner that demonstrates the departments concerns of honoring the King, caring for people, achieving and maintaining excellence and increasing effectiveness, is a key component of the flight instructor's role.

Essential Functions

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position.

• Model a high level of aviation professionalism, integrity and servanthood to our staff and student body while exercising conservative judgement and safety awareness in all operations.
• Model and abide by the 14 Code of Federal Regulations and Moody Operations Manual.
• Follow and reinforce with your students the standardized practices and procedures established by the Moody Aviation 141 flight school.
• Serve as a team player.
• Provide professional ground and flight instruction in the course offerings as assigned.
• Assure assigned students are adequately prepared in knowledge, skill and attributes of a professional airman and representative of Christ.
• Conduct pre and post flight briefing and critique sessions with assigned students to assure comprehensive learning.
• Accomplish monthly assigned pilot proficiency flights and maintain a level of skill necessary to mentor the students in the assigned curriculum.
• Maintain high standards in the completion of flight school documents for correctness and currency including but not limited to, student training records, flight operation records, departure clearances, logbooks, airman applications, finance reports and other 141 records.
• Responsible for order, cleanliness and security of work area and equipment such as office, aircraft and training aids.
• Provide feedback to assist with the development, implementation, maintenance, review and update of the flight and ground school curriculum.
• Prepare, revise and update course materials as required for assigned ground schools.
• Within their capability and time constraints, Flight Instructors are encouraged to be involved in students' lives outside of the classroom to provide a platform for mentoring and development of foundational life skills necessary of a missionary.
• Attend flight instructor refresher clinics as required by FAR Part 141.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Minimum Requirements

• Knowledge and unreserved commitment to MBI's mission, doctrinal statement, and Moody Aviation's traditional distinctives and standards.

• Certification as


• FAA approved Flight Instructor (CFI) Airplane Single Engine Land (ASEL)
• Certified Flight Instructor - Instrument Airplane (CFII) prior to teaching in the Instrument and Commercial curriculums
• Certified Flight Instructor Multi-Engine Land (MEI) prior to instructing in the multi-engine curriculum


• Current FAA Second Class Medical Certificate
• Authorized to work in the US legally without sponsorship.

Preferred Qualifications

• Desired total flight time greater than:


• 1000 hours ASEL, 500 hours Instruction Given

• Master's Degree
• Airframe and Powerplant Mechanic (A&P)
• Experience supervising, encouraging, motivating and assessing students

Work Environment/Conditions

Moody Bible Institute is a Christian-based Higher Education and Media Ministry. We exist to equip people with the Truth of God's Word. If you are mission-minded, and have a servant's heart, join us as we look to further impact the Kingdom of God.

This job operates in both an office and aviation hangar environment. This role routinely uses standard office and aviation equipment and tools.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk, hear, and sit. This position will frequently stand, walk, use hands and fingers to handle, finger or feel and reach with hands and arms. This position is occasionally required to climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, and lift and/or move up to 100 lbs. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Frequent (almost daily) local travel while giving flight instruction.

Occasional local and air travel to represent Moody Aviation at various events.

Additional Information

Moody Bible Institute is a Christ-centered, multicultural community that values and seeks faculty and staff who are committed to diversity, work effectively with diverse populations, and engage others in ways that honor our rich cultural mosaic and biblical foundation. Candidates must align with MBI's Christian identity. Employees are expected to sign a Statement of Faith and adhere to the Community Standards.

We comply with all applicable laws pertaining to nondiscrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, disability, and any other applicable legally protected category. As a religious institution, we have the right to, and do, require that employees hold beliefs consistent with our Doctrinal Statement and conduct themselves in a manner consistent with our religious beliefs, as explained in our Community Standards.