commercial helicopter pilot

Education:

No degree, certificate or diploma.

Work site environment:

Commercial aviation. Outdoors. At heights. Bush pilot operation. Dangerous. Noisy. Search and rescue. Aerial surveys. Sightseeing. Forest firefighting. Work setting: Rural area. Urban area.

Tasks:

• Fly fixed wing aircrafts or helicopters.
• Follow emergency procedures to compensate for equipment malfunction or failure.
• Make in-flight repairs, such as replacing fuses and adjusting instruments.
• Monitor operation of engine and aircraft systems during flight.
• Perform post-flight inspections.
• Record equipment malfunctions and corrective actions taken during flight.
• Report required repairs to ground maintenance personnel.
• Test new aircraft to evaluate performance.
• Co-ordinate flight activities with ground crews and air-traffic control, inform crew members of flight and test procedures and direct activities of aircraft crew during flights.
• Conduct in-flight tests and monitor functioning of aircraft equipment and systems during flights.
• Conduct pre-flight inspection of aircraft and check passenger and cargo distribution to ensure that weight and balance specifications are met.
• Contact control towers for takeoff clearances, arrival instructions and other information.
• Maintain communications with flight dispatchers and weather forecasters and respond to and report in-flight emergencies and malfunctions.

Supervision:

1 to 2 people.

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses :

Commercial Pilot Licence - rotors.

Personal suitability:

• Excellent oral communication.
• Excellent written communication.
• Organized.
• Team player.
• Efficient interpersonal skills.
• Flexibility.
• Judgement.
• Reliability.
• Values and ethics.

Employment terms options:

• Early morning.
• Evening.
• Shift.
• Flexible hours.
• Morning.
• On call.

Experience:

Experience an asset.

Employment terms options:

• Day.
• Weekend.

Workplace information:

Hybrid.