Job details
- JobBank Id: 44540008
- JobSeekr Id: 377689
- Flight Instructor
- Gatineau, QC
- Full time
- Select Aviation
- $35.00 to $55.00
- 30 hours per week
Overview
Languages
English
Education
- Other trades certificate or diploma
- or equivalent experience
Experience
3 years to less than 5 years
On site
Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.
Work site environment
- Instructing
Responsibilities
Tasks
- Instruct student pilots in procedures and techniques of flying aircraft and in ground-school subjects such as navigation, radio procedures and flying regulations
- Monitor operation of engine and aircraft systems during flight
- Perform post-flight inspections
- 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
- Airline Pilot Transport Licence – fixed wing
- Flight instrument rating
- Multi-instrument Flight 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
- Attention to detail
- 20/20 vision
Personal suitability
- Excellent oral communication
- Organized
- Team player
- Client focus
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Flexibility
- Initiative
- Judgement
- Reliability
Benefits
Health benefits
- Dental plan
- Disability benefits
- Health care plan
- Paramedical services coverage
- Vision care benefits
Financial benefits
- Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)
Long term benefits
- Long-term care insurance
- Maternity and parental benefits
Other benefits
- Free parking available
- On-site housing options
- Paid time off (volunteering or personal days)