Description
Description
Essential functions
Expected to be available for scheduling twenty-four hours a day seven days a week. A draft weekly schedule is produced with final flight assignments published the evening prior.
Complete the required preflight, through flight and post flight inspections of the aircraft.
Complete annual flight checks in accordance with 14 CFR 135.293.
Assist in flight planning by completing weight and balance calculations and load manifests, performing aircraft performance calculations and preparing the TOLD card.
Assist with the boarding of any passengers, including any required passenger briefings, and the loading of baggage and/or cargo.
Perform Pilot Flying and Pilot Not Flying duties including:
o Communication and navigation worldwide IAW 14 CFR Part 135, ICAO and applicable DOD regulations.
Complex profiles with precisely timed heading, altitude, and speed changes.
Low altitude flight down to 100 feet AGL over water or 300 feet AGL over land.
Formation flight.
Air intercepts in accordance with the current Top Gun manual.
o Banner Tow for air to air gunnery.
o Target Tow for surface to air gunnery and RDT&E.
o Electronic Warfare utilized for air to air or air to surface.
Maintain an aircraft compatible set of headphones with operable boom microphone.
Other duties as assigned by the Chief Pilot or Director of Flight Operations.
Competencies
Communication proficiency
Technical capacity
Thoroughness
Collaboration skills
Flexibility
Pilot skills commensurate with airline transport pilot standards
Supervisory responsibility
This position has no supervisory responsibilities.
Work environment & physical demands
This job primarily operates in a Learjet 35/36; however, you will also work in an office environment where youâll be required to use typical office equipment. You must be able to maintain a FAA First Class Medical; climb onto and off of a Learjet wing as part of the preflight, post flight, or during an over wing emergency exit; crouch, stoop, and have digital dexterity for aircraft preflight and post flight; incur exposure to constant or intermittent sounds of a pitch or level significant enough to cause marked distraction or possible hearing loss while performing operations on the airfield ramp; and have the endurance to execute flights of up to 5 hours up to a total flight time of 10 hours per day during a 14 hour duty period.
Position type and expected hours of work
This position is a full time position. Days and hours of work vary, depending on schedules. You will be required to work nights, weekends, and holidays.
Travel
You will be required to travel CONUS and OCONUS approximately 10-30% of the time, possibly more depending on the number of scheduled deployments which vary each year.
Required education and experience
High School Diploma or Equivalent
A Commercial Pilot certificate with Multi-Engine Land and Instrument Ratings
1500 hours total time
1200 hours as PIC of fixed wing aircraft
500 hours cross-country
200 hours as PIC in multi-engine airplane
100 hours as PIC night
75 hours instrument
Current FAA First Class Medical
Preferred education and experience
ATP Written or Multiengine ATP with Learjet Type Rating preferred
Bachelors Degree
1 to 3 years experience as a fixed wing pilot with tactical background
Security clearance
Must be able to obtain a Security Clearance, current Security Clearance preferred
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractorâs legal duty to furnish information.