I have been with US Aviation Academy for a bit now...

I have been with US Aviation Academy for a bit now and I have to say that as instructors, there are plenty of opportunities for us to thrive. Most of the students based in Denton and Sherman(North Texas Regional) are Chinese contracts. To be honest, I had a very biased opinion about working with Contract students from China going in as an instructor, thinking that it would be hard and possibly exhausting. I m not saying that it s not at times but USAA has laid out a Training Course Outline(TCO), specific to the Chinese students to meet their requirements, that makes our lives as an instructor easier. For the most part, the students ground knowledge is fairly developed as they need to have it completed prior to commencing flight training and that applies to all ratings. This reduces the amount of time you spend on the ground and it increases flight time significantly. It is still the duty of an instructor to brief and debrief each lessons. If you absolutely don t want to work with the Chinese students, you do have an opportunity to work with domestic students. USAA provides aircraft, instructors, and a TCO for a collegiate program located at Alliance Airport, in Fort Worth TX. Most, if not all of the students there are domestic students.
Now as an instructor, you have a lot of room to move up in the company. You can be a CFII, MEI and even become a Check Airman. For the most part, the company is willing to help you obtain your additional ratings at a reduced price(though I cannot guarantee all candidates are eligible for that).
Now, I mentioned Check airman. At USAA, we have self-examine authority from Private up to Commercial Multi. Becoming a Check airman at USAA will significantly increase your billable time and flight time. Not only do you have your own students to work with but now you can also conduct stage checks and EOC(checkrides). I have seen instructors racking up MORE THAN 100 HOURS OF FLIGHT TIME in a month, and that is not including the ground briefs and the oral exams. If you plan on staying with company after 1500hrs, you can also become a King Air instructor.

Pros and Cons.

Pros:
- Flight Time is great(Weather Permitting)
- A huge fleet of aircraft
- Multiple Bases(KDTO, KGYI, KAFW)
- Ability to move up in the company
- Partnered with Envoy(Pipeline Program)
- Schedules are easily accessed and created ahead of time
Cons:
- Weather is ALWAYS a limiting factor for instructors
- Seniority based time off(it s the same as the airlines so it s not a big deal for me)

Working there as an instructor has been an amazing experience. Yes, sometimes it gets a bit exhausting after a long day of flying but we have to keep in mind that in the long run, it s benefiting the all of us.
After a month of working at USAA, I was able to apply and get an interview with Envoy as a Pipeline instructor. This lifted up a big burden off of my shoulders knowing that I have a position there once I have the time required.

**P.S**
I wasn t paid nor do I get attention from management to post this review and will update this information as needed.