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Amentum

Helicopter Pilot (Instructor)

22h

Amentum

Enterprise, US · Full-time · $110,000 – $110,000

About this role

Amentum is currently accepting applications for the position of Helicopter Pilot (Instructor) at Fort Rucker, Alabama. Applicants selected for hire will provide instruction in the UH-72. Military aviation experience or UH-72 qualification is not required.

Since 1989, Amentum has trained and educated more than 1200 students per year. Providing classroom academic instruction and hands on flight training to nearly 500 students per day, instructor skill and experience is without equal. Aviation experts have instilled nearly 30,000 pilots with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to fly and survive.

Amentum instructors teach, coach, and mentor student pilots through intensive training designed to prepare them for their future roles as military aviators. Safety remains paramount in every aspect of Rotary Wing Flight Training culture. Boasting an unprecedented safety record with more than 2.5 million hours of flight instruction.

Instructors conduct flight instruction in an area encompassing more than 40,000 square miles within the National Airspace System. Serving the aviation education needs of the U.S. Army, the U.S. Air Force, and many Allied partner Nations, Amentum has earned its reputation as a world class aviation education organization.

Requirements

  • Must possess an ICAO equivalent or FAA commercial pilot certificate and an ICAO equivalent or FAA flight instructor certificate with rotorcraft category, helicopter class and instrument helicopter ratings, or be a graduate of any DOD rotary wing instructor pilot course.
  • Total Flight Time - 1500 hours as pilot-in-command or second-in-command.
  • Must certify having a combination of 100 hours of hooded instrument, flight simulator instrument, or weather pilot time.
  • Must have instructed students in instrument flight training.
  • Night Flying - 75 hours.
  • Instructor Time - 500 hours.
  • Must have a current FAA Second Class Medical Certificate prior to beginning training.
  • Basic Warfighter Skills Applicants must be certified Night Vision Goggle (NVG) qualified and having 200 hours of NVG time.

Responsibilities

  • Provide instruction in the UH-72 to student pilots.
  • Teach, coach, and mentor student pilots through intensive training.
  • Conduct flight instruction while maintaining safety as paramount.
  • Deliver classroom academic instruction and hands-on flight training.
  • Prepare student pilots for future roles as military aviators.