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Flying Instructor cover letter template
A structured letter with example content specific to this role. Replace the bracketed placeholders and adjust the details to the job you're actually applying for.
How to structure it
Opening
Name the role and, in one line, the strongest reason you're a fit. Skip the throat-clearing.
Middle
One or two paragraphs of real, specific evidence: what you did, and the result. This is where most letters go generic. Yours shouldn't.
Why this employer
One genuine, specific reason you want this job at this company, not any company. Vague enthusiasm reads as a template that wasn't customised.
Close
Thank them, note your resume is attached, and make it easy to reach you.
Re: Application for Flying Instructor
I am writing to apply for the Flying Instructor role at [Company Name]. I hold a current CASA flight instructor rating and a Class 1 aviation medical, and I teach the full ab initio sequence from trial instructional flight through to commercial pilot licence standard.
The part of the job I take most seriously is the ground work that sits either side of the flight. At my current school I rebuilt the emergency procedures lesson sequence after noticing that students were reaching flight test with solid handling but shaky decision making under pressure. I split the briefings so that each session ended with the student talking through the decisions rather than me, and ran the corresponding simulator sessions myself. Students who came through the revised sequence needed fewer repeat flights before reaching standard, and their debriefs became noticeably more self-directed, which is what I want to see before I sign anyone off for solo.
I am drawn to [Company Name] because [add one genuine, specific reason: a project, value, or market position you can point to]. I would like to bring my instructional and record keeping habits to a team that takes that side of the operation as seriously as the flying.
Thank you for considering my application. My resume is attached and I would welcome the chance to talk through my instructing experience and how I would fit into your flying program.
Getting it right
- Keep it to one page. A hiring manager spends seconds on this before deciding whether to read your resume.
- Address a named person where you can find one, rather than "To Whom It May Concern".
- Don't repeat your resume line for line. Use the letter to add context a bullet point can't: why this role, why now, why here.
- Match the tone of the job ad. A formal listing calls for a formal letter; a casual one gives you room to write more like yourself.
This is a starting point, not a guarantee of interviews. Make it specific to the actual employer before you send it.