If you want to spend one year in the US working as a flight instructor, you need a flight school approved to accept student on a F-1 visa. There are currently 8 flight schools approved, but 2 of them are helicopter flight school.
- Phoenix East Aviation
- Flight Safety Academy
- Pelican Flight Training
- Hillsboro Aviation
- Flight Training Europe and Aviator College (a.k.a. Ari Ben)
- Aerosim Flight Academy (formerly Delta Connection Academy)
Be aware that FTE and Aviator are the same organization or sister companies.