Instructor Pilot

Description

The Instructor Pilot will be responsible for delivering the training curriculum. This includes responding to 426 Squadron instructional management staff and providing student training to meet CF needs; ensuring alignment with needs of Squadron chief instructor for all matters related to standards of instruction, teaching methodologies, and handling of and reporting on students. As practical, interact closely with Squadron instructional staff to coordinate instructional tasks, review, and apply lessons derived from training that has been conducted, and collaborate on assessing student performance.

Essential Functions of the Position:

• Provide instruction, including surge, to meet USAF proficiency and qualification standards on Air Force-administered written examinations and flight evaluations for preparatory courses, initial qualification (basic, instrument, mission), transition (conversion, requalification), upgrade qualification (instructor, aircraft commander, special mission), and key staff, continuation and refresher course training as required to accomplish the On-Time Graduation and annual Student Throughput requirements of this contract.
• Complete syllabus tasks within the time specified for the lesson.
• Use air traffic control services and radio calls during instruction that are IAW the current edition of Federal Aviation Administration Order (FAAO) 7110.65, Air Traffic Control, or applicable International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) manuals and circulars for OCONUS sites.
• Conduct Instrument Refresher Courses (IRC) IAW AFMAN 11-210 and AFI 11-202V2, as supplemented.
• Conduct Cockpit/Crew Resource Management (CRM) courses IAW AFI 11-290 and MAJCOM Supplement. Crewmembers are required to take CRM recurring/refresher training IAW AFI 11-2 Mission Design Series (MDS)-Specific Volumes 1 &2 and 13-Series AFIs.
• Comply with AETCI 36-2909, Recruiting, Education, Accessions, and Training Standards of Conduct, and shall take immediate action to resolve violations of the prohibition on unprofessional relationships.
• Accomplish Student Throughput and annual On-Time Graduation requirements of this contract.
• Create and maintain training folder documentation for all instructors IAW AETCI 36-2202, Faculty Development and Master Instructor Programs, and CCAF pamphlet titled “Campus Affiliations Policies, Procedures and Guidelines (PPG)”.
• Evaluate, diagnose, critique, and document student performance, identify learning difficulties, recognize objectives not accomplished, and prescribe and conduct remedial instruction as required to accomplish the requirements of this contract.
• Prepares reports as required by Management.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Must be current in U.S. military aircraft within the previous two years; or within the previous 8 years if the candidate has performed 8 years of military operational flying duty at the time of hire and with at least two years or 200 hours experience as an in-flight instructor in the respective MDS and associated mission sets. 
• Previous experience in the 1st Heli mission required.
• Highly desired: operational flight experience within 3 years as an instructor on the applicable system or performance of similar aircraft simulator instructor duties within 3 years
• Must possess a TOP SECRET security clearance.
• Must meet the minimum hour requirements for instructor upgrade as defined in the applicable AFI 11-2, MDS Volume 1.