Florida Institute of Aviation

Any info on interview questions, anything related to university?

Phone interview this coming Thursday and just seeing if anyone can help me out.

Thanks!

Man I wish I could be more helpful. I had mine a year ago and got the offer, but I had to respectively decline. Seems like a great gig though.

They ask aerodynamic questions, IFR questions, HR questions, Tell about a time questions like, "can you change the angle of incidence on an airplane", "if you are descending on an ILS app can you descend below the minimums if you see the _____ lights, if so how low", "What has been your proudest moment in aviation", "how can you tell if a FAR/AIM is out of date", "What is the date of expiration on your current FAR/AIM". They will ask quite a few aerodynamic, IFR, and commercial level questions. I recommend having a current FAR/AIM and all of your flight training books, because if you do not know the answer tell them "I'm not sure, but I can look it up".

I'm sorry I do not remember more questions, I had a phone interview with them back in June. I was pretty nervous because IT'S OVER THE PHONE LOL. They were pretty nice on the phone and put me at ease very quickly.



Good Luck man,

I wish you the best!

Awesome thanks!!

Do you mind saying if you took the job or?

Hey no problem man! Keep us posted on how it goes

I unfortunately declined the job, because I was offered another job that I also really wanted. I can say that it was super hard to turn down the job, because I believe FIT would be a great school to instruct for. They were offering to pretty much give me free schooling, which gave me the impression that they care for their employees. I was offered a class date I think 3 days after the interview.

I wish you the best of luck and know you will do fine!

If you have any more questions do not hesitate to PM!

I went through the interview process last summer, and it was mostly technical questions with some HR questions. The technical questions were actually kinda difficult. One question that stuck out was can you do a parallel ILS when the runways are 1500ft apart. Other questions like holding speeds, minimum altitudes, approach lights, medical requirements, instructor qualifications, endorsements, etc. Very picky on IFR procedures, endorsements, and qualifications. They will ask you emergency procedures for an aircraft you fly as well. I passed and was offered the job but I took a better offer.. Most people in my Stans class thought they bombed the phone interview(including myself) but were still offered the job. They where desperate for instructors 6 months ago, and I am sure they are now.

yeah i got a call from them a few months ago saying i would be hired instantly if i could attend the class starting later in the week, unfortunately i wasn't able to make that. i'm kind of nervous, but I've been studying up on some stuff so I feel a bit more prepared.

I've been told pay is 19 for a CFI, 21 for a CFII, and 23 for a MEI. Is that pretty good for down there? I'm hoping that if I take this job, I will be able to find a ma and pops cargo type place down there and do that as a little side job.

Payscale is correct. There were no benefits and you are considered an independent contractor. When I left there was some stuff going on with a union trying to get benefits and stuff, but I am not sure what is going on now. They will keep you really busy and you can make some good money. Not sure about finding a side gig, as I never looked around. But you can instruct 6-8 hours(plus ground time) a day pretty easily, so you may get burned out if you have a side gig flying.. They have great equipment and it overall is one of the better places to work I think. Don't be nervous for the interview. As long as you know your stuff you will be fine. They NEED people down there. Good Luck!

Thank you!

Do their instructors have to teach ground as well, or is it a CFI's fly with the students and ground teachers do the ground?

You will be paired with a student and you will do both ground and flight. The great thing is their part 141 is very strict and you have to follow both the ground lessons and flight, and you will bill your student for it. You get the same rate for ground as you do flight. Some instructors were billing 10+ hours a day and flying just under the 8 hour limit... pretty crazy... like I said you can make some good money if you try hard.. They do have ground schools to prepare the students for the written tests, so you wont be responsible for teaching everything on the ground, which is actually really good because you will be very busy with the flight portions.

Sent my resume about a week ago. No response yet.