Helicopter Pilot in Campbell River

Work site environment

• Commercial aviation
• Outdoors
• At heights
• Bush pilot operation
• Confined spaces
• Noisy
• Search and rescue
• Aerial surveys
• Sightseeing
• Forest firefighting

Work setting

• Various locations
• Willing to relocate

Responsibilities

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
• Train licenced pilots for additional certification
• 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

Credentials

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

• Commercial Pilot Licence – rotors
• Visual Flight Rating

Additional information

Security and safety

• Medical exam

Transportation/travel information

• Valid driver’s licence
• Own transportation
• Willing to travel
• Willing to travel regularly

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Fast-paced environment
• Work under pressure
• Attention to detail
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Hand-eye co-ordination
• Overtime required
• Sitting

Personal suitability

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

Benefits

Health benefits

• Dental plan
• Health care plan