A flight simulator instructor teaches pilots through an approved training programme using flight training devices or simulators, often alongside ground instruction. This is not the same job as an ATM simulator pilot, a simulator maintenance technician or an in-aircraft flight instructor. The evidence concerns experienced pilot-training appointments, not a shortcut from recreational simulation to professional instructional authority.
Educational reference · 27 October 2026. Educational reference — verify current requirements with the relevant authority. This is not a qualification, admission decision or operational publication.
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Specific employer examples
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Supporting employer context sources
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Evidence last checked
2026-10-27
Countries / scope represented
United States
Legal / licensing applicability
checked for stated scope
Reference status
Educational reference — verify current requirements with the relevant authority.
Where employers use this role
Professional pilot-training provider; airline simulator-training department
What the work involves
Deliver structured ground and simulator instruction.
Assess learner progress and document training accurately.
Maintain instructional qualifications and coordinate consistent training standards.
Work settings
Training-centre classrooms and flight simulators; airline learning centres.
Illustrative photo. A physical cockpit shell faces a projected runway and sky inside a room. The arrangement separates the real controls and seating from the simulated external scene used during practice.
Illustrative role/sector context. This does not depict or verify the employers, vacancies, qualifications or countries discussed below.
Actual employer examples — keep each country and notice separate
Essential, desirable and other conditions retain the author’s source classification. An empty category means no separate requirement was established in the reviewed source, not that employers have no requirements. Historical or closed notices are examples, not current vacancies.
[R105-EMP1] FlightSafety International — Flight Instructor - Denver
Minimum Experience and explicitly Preferred items remain separate; preferred flight time is not a legal minimum.
Employer essential requirements
Unrestricted ATP or ICAO-state ATPL, or the stated Part 61.153/61.64 alternative without an SOE limitation; an unrestricted PIC type rating; testing-programme participation.
Employer desirable requirements
Part 135, Part 121 or military training experience; 2,500 total flight hours, expressly preferred.
Other stated conditions
No minimum education requirement; device-access demands and compliance reviews.
Duties supported by this example
Ground and simulator teaching, learner evaluation and records.
Denver. Despite the generic title, the stated purpose is ground and simulator instruction.
[R105-EMP2] Endeavor Air — Simulator Instructor (Non-Seniority List)
Unqualified Qualifications are requirements; expressly preferred ratings/experience are desirable.
Employer essential requirements
ATP; bachelor’s degree or combined education/experience; one year as PIC or SIC in transport-category aircraft.
Employer desirable requirements
CL65 type rating; two years each of the stated Part 121 flying and instructional experience.
Other stated conditions
Shift, travel and hotel-stay expectations; Office and regulatory knowledge.
Duties supported by this example
Initial, upgrade and continuing pilot training; records and standardisation.
Eagan, Minnesota. Non-seniority-list employment is not a promised route to an airline pilot seat.
Official legal, licensing and occupational context
Employer preferences are not automatically law. Official guidance and occupational descriptions are not necessarily binding rules. Each source’s jurisdiction, scope and gaps below remain separate.
United States — Part 142 training centres
Part 142 Subpart C addresses course-specific instructor eligibility, written designation, training and testing. Device instruction has additional qualification and continuing-proficiency provisions. An employer’s job title is not a substitute for the centre’s required designation.
United States — Part 121 flight instructors
Section 121.412 distinguishes airplane instruction from FSTD-only instruction for a particular aircraft type and specifies qualification and training conditions. Its conditions are not a worldwide simulator-instructor licence.
[R105-REG1] Federal Aviation Administration / eCFR
Airplane and FSTD-only flight-instructor qualifications under Part 121.
Limitations
Selected section, not a complete programme or personal qualification assessment.
Unresolved research and applicability
These FAA examples concern specified US frameworks, not simulator instructors worldwide.
Medical, recency, instructor training and device-specific conditions require individual programme review; no universal hours or licence-conversion promise is supplied.
Explore a possible entry route
Identify the exact jurisdiction, aircraft type, training organisation and programme. Compare these with your genuine qualifications and experience before considering instructor training. The two advertisements are experienced appointments; neither supports a claim that home-simulator proficiency alone qualifies a beginner to instruct professional pilots.
For a realistic target role, check the regulator’s current programme-specific requirements and the employer’s selection conditions separately. Ask how initial instructor training, course designation and continuing qualification are handled. Do not assume that one type rating, an old instructor credential or approval in another country transfers automatically.
Build teaching and feedback skills using non-operational practice while pursuing any legitimate prerequisite pathway under appropriate supervision. Keep an accurate record of qualifications without inflating experience. Before paying for a course, confirm what it actually awards and whether the target employer recognises it; this guide cannot certify your eligibility.
Learning exercises — not proof of professional competence
Conduct a short peer-teaching exercise about a harmless software feature unrelated to aircraft operation. Record the objective, learner misunderstanding and your revised explanation. Ask for feedback on listening and pacing. Do not demonstrate aircraft procedures, run emergency scenarios or represent the exercise as approved simulator instruction.
Create a synthetic training-observation sheet with neutral behaviours, evidence fields and follow-up questions. Show how you would distinguish observation from interpretation. Do not record real pilots, copy proprietary training materials or invent pass/fail authority; the exercise demonstrates documentation discipline rather than instructional certification.
Preparation prompts — not reported interview questions
How would you help a learner understand feedback without turning the conversation into a personal judgement? Use a harmless teaching example and explain how you would stay within the approved programme. Do not disclose real trainee performance or proprietary assessment criteria.
What would you verify before teaching a course on an unfamiliar device or aircraft type? Discuss authorisation, current competence, materials and supervision rather than claiming transferable authority. Ask how simulator-instructor duties differ from checking, examining and line-flying responsibilities in this organisation.
Progression to investigate
Potential directions include senior instruction, course development or standardisation. Checking or examining authority requires separate verification; simulator employment does not guarantee airline seniority, line flying or an unrestricted cross-programme instructor privilege.
Scope and review limits
Educational reference — verify current requirements with the relevant authority.
Selected vacancies illustrate particular employers, countries and seniority levels, not worldwide eligibility or guaranteed hiring.
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