Flight Officer

Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General • New Cumberland, PA

10d • Onsite

About The Position

The Flight Officer performs skilled work piloting an aircraft owned, leased, or rented by the Office of Attorney General (OAG). The employee acts as pilot-in-command on OAG aircraft for OAG business and in support of the OAG’s law enforcement mission. The work includes operating aircraft and using flight navigation and communications instruments and equipment. The Flight Officer gathers preflight information, including weather, departure and arrival times, routes, and aircraft data, and performs preflight inspections. The position requires professional conduct while operating the aircraft and interacting with passengers. Work is assigned through general instructions and reviewed by the chief pilot for compliance with safety standards and protocols and to ensure passenger comfort.

Requirements

• 500 hours of flight experience as a licensed pilot, or an equivalent combination of experience and training.
• Fixed Wing Pilot Rating.
• Possession of a Second-Class Medical Certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in fixed-wing law enforcement operations.
• Experience in rotary-wing law enforcement operations.
• Experience operating WESCAM and/or FLIR camera systems or an equivalent.
• Experience operating Shot Over and/or Churchill Augmented Reality System (ARS).
• Experience operating Technisonic TDFM-9300 police radio or an equivalent.
• Experience operating tactical down-link broadcast and receive equipment, including portable receive sites.
• Proficiency in air-to-ground communications.

Responsibilities

• Directs the operation of radio, navigational, and other flight instrumentation and manual equipment.
• Plans routes based on weather conditions, destination, terrain, time limits, and safety requirements.
• Conducts preflight inspections to ensure equipment is operational, adequate fuel is aboard, and required aircraft documents and charts are available.
• Assists in aircraft maintenance.
• Maintains aircraft flight logs recording departure and arrival times and a personal log of accumulated flight hours.
• Performs related work.

What This Job Offers

• Education Level: No Education Listed