IFT-R Instructor Pilot

Job Description

Job Description

Job: IFT-R Instructor Pilot
Location: Fort Rucker, AL
Position: Full time
Clearance : Secret

Navigator is accepting resumes for future openings for a rotary wing instructor pilot to train new student pilots enrolled in the United States Air Force Air Education and Training Commands, Introductory Flight Training - Rotary (IFT-R) program.

Qualifications and Education Requirements
•FAA Certificated Commercial pilot, Helicopter with and Instrument helicopter rating.
•FAA Certificated Flight instructor Helicopter, with Instrument Helicopter instructor rating (current) or be a Graduate of a US DOD formal Rotary Wing Instructor Pilot training program.
•Prior experience as a US Air Force Helicopter instructor pilot preferred,
•Total Flight Time - 1500 hrs. Flight time as pilot-in-command or second in command (per FAR 61.51); as Pilot in Command (PC) or Pilot (PI) (Per AR 95-1) in aircraft of any weight or category is creditable for this requirement, 500 hours of turbine helicopter time, 100 hours of hooded instrument, flight simulator instrument, or weather pilot time, and 75 hours of night flying time.
•Must have 500 hours of Flight Instructor time and have taught as a Helicopter Instructor Pilot with experience in primary flight training and in the FAA 14CFR Part 61 and / or Part 141 environments.
•Must have instructed students in instrument flight training.
•Must possess and maintain a FAA Class 2 medical certificate (current Class 2 Medical required).
•Must be able to work overtime as required
•Must be willing to work any shift or day of the week as required.
•Highly motivated and self-directed

Work Environment and Physical Demands
•Must be able to lift at least 40 pounds over head.
•Must be able to walk and/or climb stairs and ladder into a simulator or airplane cockpit.
•Must be able to stoop, bend, and crawl on top of or under the device.
•Must be able to detect odors or hear noises, bangs, etc., or other sounds to detect problems or flaws in the functioning of simulators and its surrounding environment.
•Must be able to distinguish colors.

Navigator is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.