Working at FlightSafety International in Wichita, KS: 2 Employee Job Reviews by Real Employee working in Wichita, KS Area

"These are greedy, ruthless, clever people. Zero stars. I sincerely advise any flight instructor looking at this job, in particular the Wichita East location where I worked, to go elsewhere. Low quality of life is the main issue, plus a plethora of related problems such as greed, lying, and circumvention of instructor responsibility. There was a low quality of life. I was in Caravan G1000 as a sim and ground instructor at Wichita East during 2017 and the first quarter of 2018. Lying is endemic in this company. There is a truly punishing 2 year non pro-rated training agreement required of all instructors. It’s a sweatshop processing atmosphere in the Caravan and King Air programs. Program managers lie to instructors about how to handle weak clients, of which there are many because of the deliberately inadequate client screening. Lies are told by both human resources, program managers, and sales to support the revenue stream and keep it going. If you think I’m kidding you’re risking going through what I did. Such behavior in a company is depraved and obviously unacceptable. Lack of integrity. The first untruth they spout comes before you are hired, “our instructors choose Flight safety because of our good quality of life”. This is patently untrue. Let’s examine this lie and why they use it. What’s going on is that Sales starts off the lying process to incoming clients by telling them they are qualified to buy expensive flight training packages when often times they are either incompetent or cannot speak English, or both. In turn, the program managers must push these unqualified pilots through their programs. When I complained about this to my manager, “grade them as you see them” was his quick reply. But the de facto policy is quite different, that you must pass each and every client no matter what, because if you do not, you will be negatively censored by the client feedback system."

What do you like about working at FlightSafety International?

"My other teammates and the clients we have come to train with us. The benefits are great and I have a retirement now."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Keep your options open for something better. I think the company is a great company but, unfortunately, not every center has a great manangement team and that is where the trouble begins. They make a big deal about new employees but never recognize the loyal employees who have been here, taking care of the people and the business and never get recongnize for that hard work and loyalty."

What don't you like about working at FlightSafety International?

"Feel unappreciated and no one sees my worth and potential. The lack of training I get to do my position effectively. Managers who communicate with you and help you to become a better employee. No communication. Held accountable for my job duties without the proper training."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Minimize their meetings and get out into the center to see exactly what your empolyees are doing and have and understanding about those job duties. Be in contact with clients more as well."