Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

Summary Description Of Position

Performs flights and demonstrates proficiency during standardization flights on aircraft. Performs mathematical calculations required for weight and balance, performance data for takeoff, cruise, and landing configurations of aircraft in which the individuals are qualified.

• Performs pre-flight, in-flight and post-flight procedures in accordance with Company, Army or Air Force directives depending on assignment.
• Performs operational ground checks, taxi checks, hover checks on rotary wing aircraft; functional check flights, general and limited maintenance test flights, confirmation check flights of aircraft and aircraft systems undergoing maintenance and determines, in accordance with Army or Air Force technical publications and Company procedures, the airworthiness of an aircraft prior to its release for customer use.
• Performs troubleshooting procedures of an aircraft on the ground and in flight, and makes appropriate (verbal or written log entry) recommendations to assist ground personnel in correcting deficiencies.
• Performs recovery and ferry flights.
• Instructs maintenance personnel for aircraft ground run-up and taxi operations to prepare employees for certification.
• Keeps abreast of, and complies with FAA and local flying regulations and safety procedures as applicable for the job.
• Maintains proficiency in basic flight maneuvers, appropriate aircraft emergency procedures and instrument flying consistent with Army or Air Force technical publications and Company requirements.

Briefs and demonstrates operational and emergency procedures to flight crew and non- crew members.

• When not actually engaged in the physical operation of the aircraft, must be willing to be engaged in study, preparation and personal development to further physical and mental skills required to operate aircraft.
• Operates motor vehicles in performance of assigned duties.
• Completes records as required by TAMMS-A necessary to record aircraft and/or engine performance data. Completes maintenance documentation accurately using Integrated Maintenance Data System (IMDS) and required forms, and must show proficiency in IMDS within 90 days when assigned to the Air Force Project.
• Required to participate in instrument flight simulator training.
• May be required to fly profile flights, which may include NVG, PNVS, and tactics.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:

• Must demonstrate successfully the ability to start, run-up, fly, navigate and land aircraft that the individual is qualified to operate.
• Must hold a valid and current FAA Commercial Pilot certificate with rotorcraft and instrument ratings in the aircraft class (fixed, rotary or both) for which a position is offered.
• Must hold a valid FAA Instrument rating in the designated aircraft class for which job is offered.
• Must have recorded (and proof presented) a minimum of one thousand (1,000) hours as pilot in command in the specific aircraft class for which a position is offered. Must have recorded (and proof presented) a minimum of one thousand five hundred (1,500) hours of pilot in command in the specific aircraft class for which a position is offered with five hundred (500) hours experience in helicopters of which at least two hundred fidy (250) hours must have been in the UH-1H or Bell 205 when assigned to the Air Force Project. Fifty percent of minimum flight time of pilot in command can be in commercial aircraft similar to or already in the Army or Air Force’s inventory when position is offered.
• Must have satisfactorily completed a proficiency check, either Military (U.S. Army’s UH- 1H Maintenance Test Pilot Course) or FAA Test Flight Program in the UH-1H or Bell 205 when assigned to the Air Force Project.

EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE:

• High school diploma or equivalent General Educational Development (GED) certificate.
• AMOC II graduation is a requisite for this job classification. Pilots flying OH-58D, CH-47, AH-64 or UH-60 aircraft must be a Phase II graduate in that particular aircraft after assuming Maintenance Test Pilot duties in those aircraft. Job candidates who meet qualifications 1 through 4 can be provided an AMOC Phase II course within 180 days from entering the classification to become Phase II AMOC II qualified, provided the Government approves AMOC Phase II flight training. Failure to successfully complete the required course will disqualify the employee for this job classification.
• Maintenance Test Pilots flying UH-60, CH-47, or AH-64 aircraft, have successfully completed MTPC prior to assuming PC and MTP duties in those aircraft.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Must hold a valid and current FAA or military Class II Medical Certificate as prescribed by the Government. Must undergo initially and annually thereafter, flight physical(s) prior to piloting an U. S. Army or Air Force aircraft.

• Performs routine aircraft maintenance functions.
• Performs operational checks on lighting equipment, such as: navigation lights search and landing lights, anti-collision lights and replaces bulbs.
• May remove and install electrical connections that are fool proof, one-wire or cannon plug type.
• Removes and installs starter and main generators.
• Must demonstrate an operational knowledge of aircraft, aircraft systems, engines and component parts.
• Operates aircraft towing equipment in towing operations.
• Recovers disable aircraft.
• Maintains aircraft fuel, oil and hydraulic systems.
• Must have knowledge of the proper use of hand tools in aircraft maintenance.
• Must be able to read and write, and interpret and comply with aircraft maintenance procedures, manuals, specifications, and directives, guides and forms used on the job.
• Performs preventive maintenance inspections on aircraft and aircraft systems and subsystems.
• Performs troubleshooting, repair, modifications, corrosion control and preservation of aircraft and aircraft systems and aircraft sub-systems, including fuel, oil and pneudraulic systems. Overhauls aircraft components and sub-components.
• Services ground support equipment. Performs preventive maintenance inspections on all ground support equipment. Performs functional checks, inspections, troubleshooting, repairs, modifications, overhaul, paint and preservation of ground support equipment, special tools and accessories.

Physical Requirements:

Work may involve sitting or standing for extended periods of time. Work will require the regular utilization of hand and finger dexterity, as well as close vision, distance vision, color vision, and peripheral vision. Position may require typing and reading from a computer screen. Must have sufficient mobility to include but not limited to walking, standing, climbing, bending, reaching, turning, kneeling, crouching, or crawling to complete daily duties in a timely and efficient manner. There is a possibility that, due to parking availability and location of work, walking moderate to long distances may be required. Must be able to lift, move, and transport items frequently over 10 pounds, occasionally up to 50 pounds.

Work Environment:

Work is generally conducted in an outside environment, but may also involve some inside work, depending on the task. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to fumes or airborne particles, moving mechanical parts and vibrations. Outside work may include various environmental conditions including hot and cold climates. The noise level in the work environment and job sites can be loud.

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