Airplane Flight Instructor

Requirements

• Meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of the announcement including time-in-grade restrictions and specialized experience
• Federal employees must meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement
• Possess a current Commercial Pilot Certificate or the appropriate military rating
• For candidates establishing eligibility based on military flight experience: provide official orders, forms, or logbooks showing status as a rated military pilot, flight instructor, or flight examiner
• Total Flight Time: 1500 hours conducting low-level aerial control operations
• Pilot-In-Command: 250 hours
• Night Flying: 75 hours
• Flying Time, Last 12 months: 100 hours
• Within 30 days of entrance on duty: satisfactorily completed and demonstrated to the National Aviation Coordinator the ability to meet the WS Proficiency Flight Review requirements for standardization and recurrent training to serve as an Instructor Pilot
• Within 30 days of entrance on duty: successfully completed all WS Instructor Pilot curriculums, Stage Checks and End-of-Course exams (per Appendix F to FAR Part 141 - Flight Instructor Certification Course) with a minimum of 80% passing grade

For the GS-12 Level:

• One year of specialized experience (equivalent to the GS-11 level) which demonstrates:
• Instructing or evaluating students or rated pilots in the flight techniques required to fly tactical operations, such as short field takeoffs and landings, flight formations, or aerobatics in light single-engine airplanes under visual flight rules
• Flying light single- or twin-engine airplanes or helicopters at low altitudes and speeds over unfavorable terrain with responsibility for making patrols and operating from confined or isolated areas
• Conducting functional flight checks of light airplanes following repair, maintenance, or the installation of approved modifications to aircraft systems

For the GS-13 Level:

• One year of specialized experience (equivalent to the GS-12 level) which demonstrates:
• Instructing or evaluating student pilots in advanced instrument flight technique; instructing fixed or rotary wing pilots in methods of instruction and evaluating their proficiency to engage in flight instruction; instructing and evaluating test pilots, to perform special projects involving a comparable responsibility and skill; or combinations of these assignments
• Experience evaluating pilot performance and implementing changes in training policy, documentation, reports and methods
• Experience working directly with the FAA and NTSB to apply safety standards
• Experience communicating necessary changes with aviation technique and safety modifications to employees, contractors and stakeholders

About the Company

A Federal agency that maintains close liaison with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) to ensure safety standards are met or exceeded.