About This Role
This role focuses on instructing military aircrew for Chinook HC Mk6A aircraft using a Dynamic Mission Simulator (DMS), supporting their development through realistic training scenarios. It involves delivering simulator-based instruction, assessment, and mentoring to students and operational crews across a broad range of operational environments.
Responsibilities
- Deliver whole-crew training in the Chinook HC Mk6A Dynamic Mission Simulator (DMS) and Tactical Control Centre
- Convert ab-initio students from aircraft type training to operational deployment
- Teach and mentor crews across the aircraft’s capabilities, techniques, and tactics using realistic day and night scenarios
- Plan, brief, set up, and conduct simulator sorties from the Instructor Operating Station (IOS) or Tactical Control Centre (TCC)
- Deliver instruction in aircraft systems, emergency drills, principles of flight, standard operating procedures, and other subjects within the approved conversion syllabus
- Provide instruction relevant to single-aircraft and multi-aircraft operations
- Act as a role-player during training, including the provision of air traffic control, supporting players, and additional crew roles
- Support training on other aircraft types from the TCC where appropriate
- Assess trainee and crew performance against the required standard
- Use the Digital Recording and Playback system to support effective crew debriefing
- Complete post-sortie documentation, including trainee performance reports and entries within the Training Management Information System
- Instruct and assess Crew Resource Management principles
- Manage training events safely, effectively, and efficiently
- Ensure the safety of personnel within the DMS and provide safety briefs where required
- Report flight safety trends and occurrences to the appropriate senior instructor and submit a DASOR where necessary
- Inform the Senior Instructor, their deputy, the Military Liaison Officer, or other stakeholders of faults or delays that may affect a DMS sortie or the published training schedule
- Maintain an appropriate level of handling and non-handling knowledge and skill to support training, testing, evaluation, visits, and fault-finding
- Maintain professional knowledge across the full spectrum of Support Helicopter operations
- Use relevant mission planning and ground support systems to support the delivery of training
- Undertake periodic standardisation checks by RAF Central Flying School (CFS) staff, Joint Aviation Command Aviation Standards, and internal CAE examiners
- Complete mandated training and attend relevant courses as directed by the Senior Instructor, Chief Instructor, and/or Customer and Operational Services Manager
