hockeypilot20

I was thinking of applying there too. Can't find the pay scale anywhere

Fluglehrer

Lufthansa ATCA in Goodyear, AZ is hiring. Not looking for newly-minted CFI's, but if you have hundreds of hours of instruction they might need you. Here is what the website (Lufthansa Airline Training Center, Arizona) says:

We are currently recruiting experienced CFI’s, with a demonstrated passion for flying and flight instruction.

Our hiring minimums are as follows:

oClass 1 medical
oCPL, CFI, CFII
oMinimum flight times:
§500 PIC
§200 Flight Instruction given
§200 Instrument Instruction **

** (Any instruction given towards an instrument rating, instrument instruction given in a simulator (max. 50 hours), any night instruction given, any instruction given towards private pilot where the student is under the hood or receiving instruction in the use of radio navigation equipment)

An ideal candidate possesses:

o 1000 hours of recent Flight Instructor experience
o Enthusiasm in pursuit of long term employment as a Flight Instructor
o Experience as a crewmember in an airline type environment
o Demonstrates thorough understanding of aerodynamics


We offer a comprehensive compensation package with a competitive salary, 401(k), medical and health benefits, reduced fare flight privileges.

Please submit a cover letter and resume to the Flight Operations department.

mailto:[email protected]?subject=Job Application

Std Deviation

The IRS has ruled that it is ILLEGAL for an established flight school to consider a flight instructor an independent contractor and provide them with a 1099 at the end of the year. The IRS has a list of questions on their website that determines whether you are an employee or contractor.
Short list: if the school is providing the airplane, the student, and the office you're an employee and they have to tax you and take out FICA.

I owned a 91 school in Michigan in 1996 for a number of years and every instructor was an employee. However, when I started working as a CFI in 1991 I received a 1099 as an independent contractor. One of the other instructors turned in the school since he didn't like the tax bill at the end of the year. The IRS gave them a warning to be followed by a fine. A lot of schools label CFIs contractors to avoid taxes and workers comp insurance; the IRS either never finds out or is too short-staffed to deal with the problem. Unlike an electrician/plumber, etc. that provides their own tools and works by the job, a CFI is "scheduled" by the school. Be weary of a school that says you're a contractor.

From the IRS website:

People such as doctors, dentists, veterinarians, lawyers, accountants, contractors, subcontractors, public stenographers, or auctioneers who are in an independent trade, business, or profession in which they offer their services to the general public are generally independent contractors. However, whether these people are independent contractors or employees depends on the facts in each case. The general rule is that an individual is an independent contractor if the payer has the right to control or direct only the result of the work and not what will be done and how it will be done. The earnings of a person who is working as an independent contractor are subject to Self-Employment Tax.

If you are an independent contractor, you are self-employed. To find out what your tax obligations are, visit the Self-Employed Tax Center.

You are not an independent contractor if you perform services that can be controlled by an employer (what will be done and how it will be done). This applies even if you are given freedom of action. What matters is that the employer has the legal right to control the details of how the services are performed.

Here's the form to determine contractor or employee. When you start answering the questions you'll see the CFI is an employee.

http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/fss8.pdf

scubacrazy

You too were once a student.

tyurchevich

I currently instruct at KIWS, West Houston Airport, in Houston, TX. Both myself and a fellow CFI are leaving. I got hired on with Skywest. We need CFI's. Atleast 3.

CFI/CFII needed but an MEI is nice.
Base pay of 7.25/hr plus 15hr for both flight and ground instruction.
Health insurance, I think I pay 16/mo.

Started working there with a wet CFI ticket and 217 hrs 23 months ago. Have 1800 hours now. So you fly a lot. My W-2 last year was 36k for 11 months of work. For a CFI thats pretty damn good. Students come to you.

Equipment wise you can not get much better.
1979 B-55 Baron
1978 F33C Aerobatic Bonanza
Both of these are the airport owners personal planes and are babied.

6 172S (3 G1000, 3 Steam) 3 of the planes have A/C
Redbird FMX full motion sim.
plus the ability to fly many of the customer owned airplanes. I do a lot of pilot services. Great networking. just in the last 3 months two CFI's left to fly corporate out of the same airport.

Houston Airport, Airport Houston Texas, Aircraft Rental, West Houston Airport

hesitant

Why don't you try ATCA Arizona or even IFTA Bakersfield. They are well paid. IFTA is not currently hiring.

hesitant

Is there any chance to move up within the company? I see that it is owned by Lufthansa. Is there any chance to actually fly for Lufthansa?
Is the pay really that good?
Do they like candidates with degrees?

dephicon

I think ATCA pay starts out around 35K and moves up from there. From what I've heard its a pretty good place to work for a professional CFI. There is no multi instruction given in the U.S., so it may not be the best place to work if your looking at heading to an airline down the road. The single engine work is preformed in the US, and they transition to the multi-engine and airline training in Germany.

Lufthansa Airline requires EU citizenship, German BA degree, speak German fluently (aptitude tests are done in German), and have a JAA license.

Fluglehrer

Lufthansa ATCA starts at about 45K after training. Training takes about two months, this has to be completed to be certified by the Luftfahrtbundesamt (LBA, our FAA equivalent) with a special permit to instruct JAA students. Company and LBA checkrides come at the end of the training program. Pay is approximately 40K annual rate during training. Salary currently tops out at 70K after 10 years (could reach that 3-4 years sooner depending on how many hours of instruction given you currently have), plus company matching contribution to 401K, health, life, and pretty good vacation program (I've got 3 weeks now after being here not quite 4 years). Not too much turnover, but we will be hiring and expanding this year. See my above post for details.
If you want to fly for Lufthansa, it is correct that you have to have a JAA license, authorization to work in the EU, and speak fluent German.

baloo

Horizon Flight Center in SE Virginia is looking to hire a few flight instructors
Part 141 flight school with VA and foreign approval.