Airplane Flight Instructor

Headquarters, Air Force Reserve Command • Travis AFB, CA

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About The Position

This is an Air Reserve Technician (ART) officer position. ARTs are full-time civilian employees who are also members of the Air Force Reserve unit in which they work, and hold equivalent positions in the Reserve organization with a Reserve military rank or grade. The position serves as an officer managing the unit’s mishap prevention program and as a night instructor/evaluator on unit-assigned aircraft. It is located at the 349 Air Mobility Wing and carries the military rank of O-5/Lieutenant Colonel, AFSC 011MXY.

The incumbent oversees and evaluates unit flight, ground, and weapons safety programs; serves as an instructor and/or examiner pilot; plans training flights and missions; evaluates pilots; and develops course outlines. The position coordinates mishap investigations, analyzes causes, and recommends preventive actions. It also oversees safety communications and training, including evaluating training effectiveness and making improvements. The incumbent exercises supervisory personnel-management responsibilities for less than 25% of the work.

The position requires a rated instructor/evaluator pilot on flying status in the assigned unit aircraft, regular and frequent flying, and periodic written and flight-performance evaluations. The employee may fly military or commercial aircraft for temporary duty, work evenings, weekends, holidays, emergency overtime, or an uncommon tour of duty on short notice, and may be required to move or transfer to another unit or location. It is a mobility and testing-designated position and is subject to random drug testing. Non-ART duties may account for up to 30% of total responsibilities.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship.
• Must be a current member of the Air Force Reserve or willing and qualified to join.
• Three years of progressively responsible experience in a flying component of the U.S. military establishment, including relevant operations or training experience; at least one year must be comparable in difficulty and responsibility to GS-13.
• Must hold a valid USAF instrument rating or equivalent military or civilian rating.
• At least 2,000 total flying hours as a pilot or navigator/combat systems officer, or 1,300 hours of primary flight time.
• Current Federal employees must have been mission-qualified on flying status within the past 60 months; non-Federal employees must have actively flown within the past 36 months.
• Must be a rated instructor/evaluator aircrew member (pilot) on flying status in the assigned unit and pass periodic written and flight-performance evaluations.
• Must maintain current certifications and participate in regular and frequent flights as required by the unit commander.
• Knowledge and experience as a rated pilot on flying status in the unit mission aircraft.
• Knowledge and ability to formulate plans and courses for flying operations and unit flying training.
• Knowledge of safety principles, practices, procedures, laws, and regulations related to military safety programs.
• Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing, plan and organize work independently, and meet deadlines.
• Must sign a mobility agreement and be willing to move or transfer to another unit or location as directed.
• May be required to work evenings, weekends, holidays, shift work, emergency overtime, or an uncommon tour of duty on short notice.
• May be required to fly in military or commercial aircraft for temporary duty assignments.
• Subject to random drug testing; the position is testing designated.
• A qualifying domestic-violence misdemeanor conviction may disqualify an individual from performing the position’s duties.
• Direct deposit is required for federal employees.
• Depending on appointment type, must serve a one-year probationary period or two-year trial period.

Nice To Haves

• Completion of Air Force pilot or navigator training, or equivalent training in another U.S. military establishment, may substitute for one year of general experience.
• Satisfactory completion of Air War College, Air Command and Staff College, or equivalent in another U.S. military establishment, may substitute for one year of specialized experience.
• Qualifying Reserve-component service in relevant aircraft operations assignments may be credited toward general or specialized experience, subject to the stated limits on concurrent experience.

Responsibilities

• Manage and oversee the commander’s unit safety program, including flight, ground, and weapons safety activities.
• Review safety plans and programs, analyze issues and deficiencies, and develop improvements.
• Serve as an instructor and/or examiner pilot in unit mission aircraft; plan training flights and missions, evaluate pilots, develop course outlines, and provide critiques.
• Publicize and distribute flight, ground, and weapons safety information using available communication channels.
• Coordinate mishap investigations involving unit personnel, facilities, equipment, and aircraft; determine causes and recommend preventive actions.
• Review mishap reports for accuracy and appropriate preventive measures before submission to higher authority.
• Oversee the unit safety training program, evaluate its effectiveness, and recommend or make training improvements.
• Perform supervisory personnel-management duties, including advising employees, recommending candidates for staffing actions, and communicating performance expectations and feedback.
• Maintain required certifications, participate in required flying, and complete periodic standardization/evaluation examinations.

Benefits

• A federal employee benefits package is available to the employee and family, subject to eligibility and position type.
• PCS may be paid if authorized.
• Recruitment or relocation incentives may be authorized.
• Leave accrual may be authorized upon request.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed