Aircraft Pilot 1

Job description

Aircraft Pilot 1

This recruitment is open, Nationwide. Qualified applicants are encouraged to apply.

This position pilots State-owned/leased single-engine fixed wing and/or reciprocating helicopters in support of law enforcement missions, Search and Rescues (SAR), and other missions as directed. Aircraft Pilot 1's may fill the following positions based on location:

Light single-engine fixed wing aircraft pilot and/or instructor

Turbine Aircraft pilot and/or instructor

The mission of the Department of Public Safety (DPS) is to ensure public safety and enforce fish and wildlife laws. The DPS strives to preserve the peace, enforce the law, prevent and detect crime, and protect life and property. The Aircraft Section's contribution to the Department's Mission is to preserve public peace, protect life, property, and resources. As a member of the DPS, you would be instrumental in ensuring this mission is met by providing direct support for law enforcement activities.

This position is located and based out of our Fairbanks-based Aircraft Section. Our Fairbanks-based Aircraft Section operates from the airports located within the Golden Heart City of Fairbanks often from Fairbanks International Airport or one of the nearby landing areas. This position requires travel throughout Alaska providing aircraft support.

This position may work an alternate work schedule such as eight days on and six days off. This position does not offer housing, nor does it offer someone living outside of Anchorage paid travel to and from the worksite.

The work environment is friendly, team-oriented, and productive.

We recognize the uniqueness of life in Alaska's rural and urban communities. We recommend all applicants visit the Community Database for a glimpse into Alaska's communities and lifestyle by providing images of places, people, cultural events, public facilities, landscapes, and other dimensions of community life.

What we are looking for:

Correlation level knowledge of flying maneuvers required for day (required), night, and instrument flying (desired) conditions, skill piloting light fixed wing aircraft operated by the department.

Computer skills that enable competent use of web-based tools to obtain pre-flight weather briefings, filing of flight plans, and flight risk assessments.

Single engine commercial pilot certificates and instrument pilot rating. A total of 1,500 hours flying aircraft which includes 500 hours as Pilot-in-Command (PIC) fixed wing aircraft. Of this required flight time, 250 hours as PIC must be Alaska time (100 hours of which were logged within the 12 months prior to employment.) and 100 hours of turbo prop experience preferred.

Knowledge of aircraft maintenance procedures in the following area:

Perform light fixed wing aircraft post-maintenance function checks and coordinate findings with the aircraft maintenance personnel

Provide logistics support with other department pilots in order to move light fixed wing aircraft between its based location to one of our maintenance hubs.

Ability to continuously correlate input from man, machine, management, mission, and environment into safe and rational aeronautical decisions.

Ability to make a safe and rational go/no-go flight decision and to determine if weather and other flight safety considerations are within acceptable ranges.

The Department of Public Safety strives to preserve the peace, enforce the law, prevent and detect crime, and protect life and property. All positions support or carry out the Department's mission. If our mission interests you and this position embodies your strengths, please consider joining our team.

Worksite address

fairbanks, AK, 99712, US

Who can apply

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