Indoor Skydiving Flight Instructor (Full Time)

No two days are alike, but here’s how you can expect to spend your time in this role:

• Taking the safety of our guests and team seriously at all times, adhering to all safety policies and best practices.
• Inspecting wind tunnel mechanical areas to ensure all equipment is maintained and functioning as designed.
• Making a great first impression with your students, gaining their trust within moments.
• Using your presentation skills to teach small groups of people the skills required to safely fly in the wind tunnel.
• Helping guests “gear up” by determining the safety gear that best fits them and ensuring they wear it correctly.
• Using your sales skills to enhance the guest’s experience with add-on products including High Flights, upgraded helmets, and additional flight time.
• Taking your class of students into the wind tunnel and flying/coaching/spotting them in rotation, one student at a time.
• Inspiring your students and spectators with a brief demonstration of your flight skills.
• Debriefing with your students after everyone has flown, using your sales skills to recommend return flyer packages.
• Acting as the wind speed controller for other instructors’ classes, staying focused on their safety and that of their guests.
• Assisting other team members by checking in guests, confirming flyer reservations, and answering incoming phone calls.
• Performing various cleaning and facility maintenance tasks.
• Attending safety meetings and workshops.
• Participating in ongoing training to refine your flight and coaching skills, enabling you to assist guests with more advanced skills.
• Attending off-site promotional events on occasion to explain what iFLY is like and to make new reservations.
• Additional duties based on business needs. The primary responsibility of all iFLY team members is to prioritize their activities based on the needs of the business, coupled with leadership direction. As iFLY continues to grow and evolve, so will the duties of our team members.

• Excellent presentation and interpersonal skills.
• A multi-tasker who can teach small groups and multiple guests simultaneously.
• A team player, always ready to pitch in as needed to ensure an excellent experience for all guests.
• Self-motivated; can adhere to a tightly structured daily schedule.
• Focused on prioritizing needs of the person in front of you over performing other tasks.
• Excellent sales and customer service skills.

• Physically hold and support in the wind tunnel persons who weigh up to 300 lbs.
• Maintain and support a flyer’s weight by physically gripping flyer’s torso and/or legs to move flyer in a three-dimensional space and rotate about the central axis.
• Endurance to physically withstand wind speeds up to 160 mph for extended periods of time.
• Ability to withstand impacts caused by flyers descending rapidly, flyers contacting walls, flyers contacting other flyers, and flyers impacting your torso and limbs.
• Ability to safely control a flyer’s movement and position in the wind tunnel while also flying with the student.
• Perform all of the above for up to 13 people, 30 minutes at a time, up to five times a day, up to five days a week.
• Travel up and down stairs and ladders several times per day.
• Spend multiple hours in confined maintenance spaces.

• Willingness to work a flexible schedule that may include mornings, evenings, weekends, nights, and holidays.
• Ability to stand for about eight hours a day while interacting with guests.
• Ability to exercise good judgment and a safety mindset throughout each shift.
• Ability to occasionally work outdoors in various climates for special events.

Pay and Benefits
Base pay for each position falls within a range and is determined based on your skills, qualifications, and experience. For this position, the base pay range is between $18.00 and $23.00/hr., and most new hires start at $18.00. Commissions may be earned in this role.

We also offer eligible employees other benefits ranging from comprehensive medical and dental coverage to a company-matched 401(k), employee discounts, free flight time, and more.

It is not typical for an individual to be hired at the high end of the range for their role. Compensation decisions are dependent upon the facts and circumstances of each position and candidate.