Hi all! I am pleased to announce that with Riley's appointment as the VFR Flight Instructor we will be recruiting a new Initial Flight Instructor to run the Flying Programme! 

The Initial Flight Instructors main responsibilities will be:

• Has overall responsibility for training of both the flying programme IFR and VFR;
• Assisting new pilots with gaining experience on the network
• Maintains training standards of the Flying Programme course;
• Select and train new mentors for the Flying Programme course;
• Organise group seminars as appropriate;
• Organise group flights as appropriate;
• Issue training places to students on the Flying Programme course;
• Manage students on the Flying Programme course;
• Is the point of contact for mentors of the Flying Programme course;
• Work with the Operations department to produce and review documentation as required;
• Continuingly review opportunities to develop elements of the flying programme;
• Provides the Pilot Training Manager with administrative support in relation to the Flying Programme course were appropriate;
• Holds a continuous review of the Flying Programme course and leverages opportunities for improvement where appropriate.

To be considered for the role, you must:

• Be a home member of VATSIM UK or able to transfer to the UK division as a home member;
• Be passionate about pilot training and aviation
• Be a member in good standing.
• No Pilot Rating is needed
• Those who are interested should send their application to jobs[at]vatsim.uk. Your application should include a brief explanation as to why you think you are best suited to the role and any other information you deem relevant.

If you would like to discuss the role and its responsibilities further, or you have any other questions regarding this position, please contact Lewis Hammett or myself and we will be happy to arrange a short call.

Please submit all applications in writing via a Helpdesk ticket to ‘Jobs and Applications’ before 22:59z on 9th December 2025.