AH-64E Instructor Pilot
An Instructor Pilot is needed to specialize in the AH-64E aircraft and supporting simulation devices. The role encompasses a diverse range of responsibilities, including conducting initial ATP integration, continuation training, the Initial Aircraft Qualification Course (AQC), Aircraft Qualification Training (AQT), and evaluating employee and customer crewmembers. These evaluations will be based on the requirements outlined in the US Army Aircrew Training Manual (ATM) and MNG Modernization Training Plan. Duties involve delivering both academic and hands-on performance training, administering evaluations to ensure aircrew proficiency, and maintaining the Individual Aircrew Training Folder (IATF) with requisite training, currency, and readiness entries. In addition to classroom-based AH-64E and gunnery instruction, this position provides flight instruction in both the aircraft and flight training devices, delivering contact, basic instrument, and basic combat skills training to meet US Army standards as per the government-approved ATM. Instructional methods may include individual or group sessions in academic classrooms, aircraft, or simulators.
Responsibilities:
- Train and evaluate aviation pilots in the AH-64E aircraft in accordance with the US Army ATM and specific unit ATP guidelines.
- Support the development and execution of an Aviation Aircrew Training Program in accordance with customer guidance.
- Verify and confirm that all required flight training publications are current and complete.
- Conduct and evaluate individual readiness level progression tasks, to include instrument flight tasks during day, night, night vision system (NVS), night vision goggle (NVG), and instrument flight rules (IFR).
- Prepare crewmembers through realistic mission training flight maneuvers under local environmental conditions to include dust landings and weather-specific desert training.
- Provide aircrew proficiency training in Instrument Meteorological Conditions (IMC) in and outside controlled airspace under Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and/or international Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) flight rules.
- Attend meetings as required by customers.
- Recommend aviation instructor pilot and Pilot in Command appointments to customer leadership.
- Attend and provide training and mission planning input to the weekly scheduling meeting based on ATP requirements.
- Act as an ATP mentor within the company standardization and battalion standardization team as needed by the customer, including Master Gunner training and mentorship.
- Provide guidance and mentorship for field exercises at tenant locations.
- Instructor Pilot duties may be required at offsite locations based on customer needs.
- Perform within the broad guidelines of duties and responsibilities with significant choice of methods.
- Exercise authority to select and implement goals and objectives within the execution of duties and responsibilities.
- May be assigned as project lead to support program goals within the guidance of the Performance Work Statement (PWS), including technical writing of aviation documents.
- Perform additional duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
- High school diploma or equivalent is required; additional education or training in a related field is beneficial.
- Must have been qualified as a pilot in command.
- Graduate of the AH-64 Instructor Pilot Course (IPC)/Methods of Instruction (MOI) course at an authorized U.S. Army Aviation Proponent School or an IP equivalency evaluation administered by a standardization instructor pilot (SP) selected by the Directorate of Evaluations and Standardization (DES) is required.
- Qualified on the AH-64E Series Aircraft is required.
- Master Gunner course qualification is preferred; Master Gunner experience at the battalion or brigade level is recommended.
- A minimum of 1500 total flight hours (total time), 500 flight hours as Instructor Pilot, and 250 flight hours using NVS/NVG are required.
- FAA Commercial Pilot certificate is required.
- FAA Certified Flight Instructor (CFI) is recommended.
- Must successfully pass the FAA Class II Flight Physical upon hire and annually thereafter.
- Experience in Mission (Attack, Observation, Utility, Multi-Mission) operations is preferred.
The organization is committed to an inclusive and diverse workplace that values and supports the contributions of each individual. It is an Equal Opportunity /Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, protected veteran status or status as an individual with a disability. EOE/Minority/Female/Disabled/Veteran.