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Being a BYP instructor is a fun and rewarding experience.

  • Pass your experience on and inspire the next generation

  • Be part of the BYP instructor community and meet like minded people

  • Earn money - rates of pay up to £75 per hour.

Use the form below to contact us, or for an informal chat, contact Kim Allen: kim@britishyoungpilots.com

Passing the baton to the next generation and sharing the wisdom and experience you have built through your life’s work is a highly rewarding and life affirming task.

If you are a passionate aviator with a few hours spare each week, this could be a rewarding and enjoyable next step in your aviation journey and with BYP paying up to £75 per hour, it’s a useful income stream too!

The Role:

As a BYP instructor you will join the staff of a school and take responsibility for running their BYP affiliated school flying club. You will teach a minimum of two classes each week which typically take place later in the day as a co-curricular after school club. BYP have a structured syllabus with supporting weekly lesson plans but there is plenty of room within the schedule for you to go off piste and gaps to enable field trips.

Commitment:

The minimum level of commitment is just two hours of teaching per week. BYP provide you with everything you need, from initial training when you start right through to weekly lesson plans that fit neatly into the syllabus. We even help you to communicate with your student’s parents with regular updates and newsletters and assist you in liaising with local BYP affiliated flying schools to arrange half termly flights for your students.

Who we’re looking for:

We are looking for people who love aviation and most importantly, are keen to share their love of flying with others.

BYP instructors come from all parts of the aviation world, from commercial airline or military pilots to GA weekend flyers - the key attribute is passion for flight. You should have a good depth of knowledge and the ability to communicate and inspire.

We are keen to hear from:

  • Retired professional pilots

  • Flying instructors or aspiring airline pilots who are are working towards (or already have) and CPL/ATPL license

  • Committed and enthusiastic private pilots of any age.

This is more than just a job, you will be joining a growing community of distinguished aviators and you will have plenty of opportunity to fly and talk about flying with fellow BYP instructors.

JOB POSTING:

Head of Flight Operations – Help Launch the Next Generation of Aviators

Location: Home with 2/3 days per week in Newbury. Some travel in the UK.

Role Type: Full-time, Senior Leadership
Salary: Competitive.
Start date: October 2025

British Young Pilots is a fast-growing, purpose-driven organisation getting young people into aviation and flying. From first flights to full-on career pathways, we open doors for the next generation — and demand is growing fast.

We’re now looking for a Head of Flight Operations to join our senior team and lead our UK-wide flying operations.

The role:

Your mission is to make sure we can meet growing demand for flying hours across the UK by ensuring we’ve got the right aircraft, the right instructors, and the right operational structures in place.

You will:

  • Manage and grow relationships with third-party flying schools

  • Help expand and oversee our own fleet of training aircraft

  • Hire, lead and develop instructors and ground teams at multiple locations

  • Work closely with our leadership team to scale operations nationally

  • Help shape the future of aviation access for young people from all backgrounds

This role would suit someone who:

  • Comes from a military or commercial aviation operations background

  • Has experience leading people, systems and assets across multiple sites

  • Is motivated by purpose — and wants to give something back to the next generation

  • Has the strategic mindset to plan growth, and the practical know-how to make it happen

You don’t need to come from a flight training background — we’re looking for leadership, operational experience, and a passion for aviation.

If you’re ready for a role with purpose and challenge in equal measure — let’s talk.

Please note, this is a full time demanding job, not a comfortable ‘retirement gig’ - we are a driven & ambitious high growth organisation and we have high expectations for the person who takes this role.

To apply:
Email your CV and a brief intro to patrick@britishyoungpilots.com.

Flying Instructor Vacancy

£40 per hour

BYP is a national organisation with a mission to get young people into flying.

We partner with flying schools across the UK but we also have our own aircraft at BYP’s home at Membury Airfield - just off the M4 between Newbury and Swindon. We run our flying ops as a non-profit allowing us to get as many young people flying as possible.

To Apply or find out more about the job, contact Patrick on 07774010010 or email patrick@britishyoungpilots.com

We are looking for a qualified flying instructor to fly BYP students at Membury Airfield.

The nature of our students means that most of our flying is done at weekends - whilst that means there’s a lot of weekend work, we have various part-time instructors in the team so you don’t have to work every weekend.

The majority of BYP training is conducted on microlights - mostly C42’s so you should either be a BMAA instructor or an FI who is happy to teach on 3 axis microlight.

Although it’s not our core focus, we do also have plenty of capacity to operate as a regular flying school teaching adults to fly, notably mid-week when BYP students are at school/college!