Flight Instructor in Gatineau

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Fly fixed wing aircrafts or helicopters
• Follow emergency procedures to compensate for equipment malfunction or failure
• Instruct student pilots in procedures and techniques of flying aircraft and in ground-school subjects such as navigation, radio procedures and flying regulations
• 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
• Train licenced pilots for additional certification
• Test new aircraft to evaluate performance
• Train and prepare pilots for examination
• 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
• Prepare flight evaluation reports

Credentials

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

• Commercial Pilot Licence – fixed wing
• Transport Canada flight instructor rating
• Commercial Pilot Licence – rotors
• Private Pilot Licence
• Flight instrument rating

Experience and specialization

Flight instructor ratings

• General flight
• Airplane

Additional information

Security and safety

• Medical exam

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Fast-paced environment
• Tight deadlines
• Attention to detail
• Manual dexterity
• 20/20 vision
• Hand-eye co-ordination
• Ability to distinguish between colours
• Sound discrimination
• Sitting

Personal suitability

• Excellent oral communication
• Organized
• Accurate
• Client focus
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Flexibility
• Judgement
• Reliability

Benefits

Health benefits

• Dental plan
• Disability benefits
• Health care plan
• Paramedical services coverage
• Vision care benefits

Financial benefits

• Group insurance benefits
• Life insurance
• Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)

Long term benefits

• Long-term care insurance
• Maternity and parental benefits

Other benefits

• Free parking available
• Learning/training paid by employer
• On-site recreation and activities
• Other benefits
• Paid time off (volunteering or personal days)
• Parking available