Airplane Flight Instructor

Duties

Air Reserve Technicians are full-time civilian employees who are also members of the Air Force Reserve unit in which they are employed. In addition to their civilian assignments, they are assigned to equivalent positions in the Reserve organization with a Reserve military rank or grade. Appointee's civilian assignments will consist of the following duties:

• Conducts training for the upgrade of unqualified active duty and/or Reserve aircrew members and proficiency training for qualified Active Duty, Reservists and ART personnel.
• Analyzes and interprets unit training objectives, developing training program and training other instructors such that the highest level of combat mission-ready of assigned crewmember is maintained.
• As required, flies as an aircrew member in unit aircraft in support of the unit mission.
• Represents the unit by participating in discussions, meetings or serves on panels or committees.

Qualifications

Experience:
No specific length of experience required. The qualifications of Airplane Flight Instructors in an Air Force active duty and Reserve force are directly related to the completion of prerequisite training and number of flying hours rather than years of experience.
Must have logged 2,000 or more total pilot time (i.e., accumulation of primary, secondary, instructor, evaluator, simulator and student time), or 1,300 hours Primary Flight Time (i.e. primary, secondary, instructor, and evaluator time) or Instructor Pilot time.
For positions requiring piloting of jet fighter aircraft, each hour as a First Pilot and/or instructor pilot in a jet fighter aircraft may be counted as two hours of flying time when determining total hours of pilot time or first and/or Instructor Pilot time. Training aircraft (T-37/T-38) should be considered when giving double credit but only for those hours in which candidates logged either instructor/evaluator pilot or first pilot time. Flying hours logged as a student pilot should be credited one-for-one when calculating total time.
Must be instructor qualified in unit Model Design Series (MDS).

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following areas:

1. Knowledge of and skill in the application of rated aviator expertise as a pilot.
2. Knowledge of and ability to formulate plans and courses pertaining to flying operations and unit flying training activities.
3. Knowledge of the capabilities, limitations, and techniques for employment of unit-assigned aircraft.
4. Knowledge of flying operations and the unit mission.
5. Knowledge of the relationship of the various Air Force Reserve entities, other MAJCOMS and Air Force in overall planning and execution of military operations and evaluations.