Helicopter Pilot (Instructor)

5w1 month ago

Amentum

Enterprise, US · Full-time · $116,168 – $116,168

About this role

Amentum is currently accepting applications for the position of Helicopter Pilot (Instructor) at Fort Rucker, Alabama. Applicants selected for hire will provide instruction in the UH-72, and military aviation experience or UH-72 qualification is not required.

Amentum 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 Rotary Wing Flight Training culture.

Since 1989, Amentum Services, Inc. with its 400+ employee workforce has trained and educated more than 1200 students per year. Boasting an unprecedented safety record with more than 2.5 million hours of flight instruction, our instructors conduct flight instruction in an area encompassing more than 40,000 square miles within the National Airspace System.

Over the course of our 30 year tenure, aviation experts from Amentum have instilled nearly 30,000 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, Amentum has earned its reputation as a world class aviation education organization.

Requirements

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
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
Must have a current FAA Second Class Medical Certificate prior to beginning training
Basic Warfighter Skills Applicants - must be certified Night Vision Goggle (NVG) qualified and having 200 hours of NVG time

Responsibilities

Provide instruction in the UH-72 helicopter
Teach, coach, and mentor student pilots through intensive training
Conduct flight instruction in an area encompassing more than 40,000 square miles within the National Airspace System
Prepare students for their future roles as military aviators
Maintain safety as paramount in every aspect of Rotary Wing Flight Training
Deliver classroom academic instruction and hands-on flight training

Benefits

12 month Employee Agreement with Government approval
Compensation of $55.85 per hour
Equal Opportunity Employer - hiring without regard to race, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy, age, ancestry, military or veteran status, color, religion, creed, marital or domestic partner status, medical condition, genetic information, national origin, citizenship status, low-income status, or mental or physical disability