Flight Instructor-Pilot

Key Responsibilities

1. To teach students how to fly helicopters, evaluating their knowledge and skills.
2. Complying with the daily program (take-off time, sortie duration).
3. Comply with Horizon standards (content of the sortie, standard to teach exercises, grading of sorties).
4. Ensuring daily sortie reports are correctly completed, signed by both the Instructor and the student, and filed in the student’s personal file.
5. Ensuring student flying time is correctly recorded in the student’s personal file and logbook.
6. Raising necessary occurrence, incident, and accident reports.
7. Assisting students with logbook entries endorsed by signature.
8. Suggesting improvements or corrective actions to the training syllabus or program.
9. Reporting non-compliance to the CFI or/and the Safety and Compliance Monitoring Manager.
10. Correcting misconduct of any student.
11. Completion of extra duties tasked by the CFI.
12. Ensure students fulfill medical requirements for flight (wear glasses and carry a spare pair of spectacles if required).
13. Act as course mentor when designated by the CFI.
14. Comply with the GCAA and all relevant laws and regulations.
15. Comply with Horizon Operations, Training, and Safety Management Manuals.
16. Comply with Horizon Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
17. Ensure training provided is in accordance with the Horizon Aviation Training Manual.
18. Fill out all necessary forms, including logs, in the appropriate manner.
19. Keep all Horizon resources, including Aircraft, Simulators, and Facilities, in tidy and serviceable condition.
20. Encourage and promote essential aviation values such as airmanship, teamwork, and CRM at all times.
21. Ensure all necessary flight plans and general declarations have been submitted prior to the flight.

Experience & Education

1. Fluent in English speaking and writing (ELP level 4 minimum).
2. Has a valid class 1 medical with no restrictions - Single Pilot.
3. Has at least 2000 flying hours, with at least 500 hours instructional, and has conducted ab initio training for at least two courses.
4. Holds a valid license (CPL IR/H or ATPL/H).
5. Previous experience (must have a Current FI) FI/H in an ATO (civilian), ex-military background is ideal but not essential; Bell 505 & 429 type rated is a plus.
6. Should have been a current pilot within the last year.
7. Maximum age is 55 years old.

Key Skills

1. High level of Instructional Techniques; Advanced knowledge in all subjects (CPL and ATPL) and moderate knowledge of regulations CAR OPS, AIP, CAAP, and EASA.
2. Computer literate (MS Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint).
3. Teamwork, organizing skills, problem-solving, good communication and interpersonal skills - good at working with people and establishing positive relations with students, maintaining self-discipline and student discipline.

Company Industry: IT - Software Services

Department / Functional Area: Flight Operations (Pilots, Technical Staff)