Instructor Pilot (Helicopter)

We are currently accepting applications for the position of INSTRUCTOR PILOT .

Applicants selected for hire will provide instruction in the UH-72. Military aviation experience or UH-72 qualification is not required.

Join our team of professional instructor pilots and share your aviation knowledge and skill in supporting the U.S. Army’s helicopter pilot training and our Nation’s defense.
Our instructors provide foundationally important training following a highly structured curriculum. Fly with a purpose in state of the art aircraft, working in a safety focused environment.
What We Do
Our instructors have trained and educated more than 1200 students per year. Providing classroom academic instruction and hands on flight training to nearly 500 students per day, our instructor skill and experience is without equal. Our aviation experts instill student pilots with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to fly and survive in today’s complex aviation environment. Serving the aviation education needs of the U.S. Army, the U.S. Air Force, and many Allied partner Nations, Our team has earned its reputation as a world class aviation education organization.
What You Will Do
Instructors teach, coach, and mentor student pilots through intensive training designed to prepare them for their future roles as military aviators. Despite flight training’s inherent risk, safety remains paramount in every aspect of our culture.
Boasting an unprecedented safety record with more than 2.5 million hours of flight instruction, RWFTC instructors conduct flight instruction in an area encompassing more than 40,000 square miles within the National Airspace System.

For more information, please contact Human Resources Manager Keith Sasser at sasserk @RWFTC.com or (334) 598-6342

IMPORTANT

Applicants for employment are subject to Government approval and the terms of a 12-month Employment Training Agreement. Applicants selected for hire will be required to pass and maintain a U.S. Government background security check. Applicants selected for hire must complete training and a government acceptance checkride.

Job Requirements

Minimum Pilot Qualifications

• · Must possess an ICAO equivalent or FAA commercial pilot certificate and an ICAO equivalent or FAA flight instructor certificate with rotorcraft category, helicopter class and instrument helicopter ratings on both certificates, or be a graduate of any DOD rotary wing instructor pilot course for rotary wing aircraft.

• Total Flight Time - 1500 hours. Flight time as pilot-in-command or second-in-command (per FAR 61.51); as Pilot in Command (PIC) or Pilot (PI) (Per AR 95-1) in aircraft of any weight or category is creditable for this requirement.
• Must certify having a combination of 100 hours of hooded instrument, flight simulator instrument, or weather pilot time.
• Must have instructed students in instrument flight training.
• Night Flying - 75 hours.
• Instructor Time - 500 hours.
• Basic Warfighter Skills Applicants - must be certified Night Vision Goggle (NVG) qualified and having 200 hours of NVG time.
• Must have a current FAA Second Class Medical Certificate prior to beginning training.
• Must not exceed 250 pounds in flight duty uniform.
• Must be able to successfully pass a National Agency Check with Inquiries (NACI).
• To be considered for this position, candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States and be able to provide proof of such authorization