Flight Safety International | First Officer

About the Role

FlightSafety International seeks a Part-Time Helicopter Simulator Second in Command (SIC) to act as "Second-In-Command" for internal and external customer pilots undergoing recurrent, initial, or generic training courses. This role involves operating within the established training curriculum at the Lafayette, Louisiana location, and requires the candidate to reside in the Lafayette metropolitan area.

About the Employer

FlightSafety International is a global leader in professional aviation training, providing advanced training solutions and flight simulators to commercial, government, and military organizations worldwide. With a commitment to excellence, FlightSafety operates an extensive fleet of advanced full-flight simulators across numerous learning centers.

Requirements

• Maintain currency in assigned programs to act as Second-in-Command (SIC).
• Serve as a competent SIC for clients training in multi-crew aircraft who lack a flying partner.
• Act as SIC for clients in Part 142, Part 135, and non-FAA training programs.
• Maintain SIC pilot qualification in accordance with program requirements and FlightSafety International’s Quality Management Systems (QMS).
• Possess and maintain all required certificates, ratings, and designations for SIC duties.
• Fluency in English, including speaking, understanding, reading, and writing.
• Excellent cockpit verbal communication skills.
• Ability to interact professionally with diverse customers.
• Adaptability to changing schedules and high-pressure situations.
• Reside within the Lafayette, LA metropolitan area.
• A second language may be required at select Learning Centers.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED with two to three (2-3) years of related experience and/or training, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Commercial Pilot Certificate with appropriate category, class, and instrument ratings.
• A minimum of 250 hours of helicopter flight time, with 500 hours preferred.

Physical Demands and Work Environment

• Regularly use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear.
• May be required to stand; walk; sit; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and taste or smell.
• Must possess the physical range of body motion to operate rudder controls and manipulate simulator controls, and to enter/exit the simulator, including in emergency situations.
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
• Ability to regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, and frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
• Work environment involves proximity to moving mechanical parts, potential exposure to high/precarious places, outdoor weather conditions, wet/humid conditions, fumes/airborne particles, toxic/caustic chemicals, extreme temperatures, electrical shock risks, radiation risks, and vibration.
• The noise level in the work environment is typically moderate.