helicopter pilot
49 North Helicopters
Date: 18 hours ago
City: Campbell River, British Columbia
Contract type: Full time
Overview
Languages
English
Education
2 years to less than 3 years
On the road
Work locations may vary. Frequent or constant travel is required from the employee.
Work site environment
Tasks
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
Security and safety
Health benefits
Languages
English
Education
- Other trades certificate or diploma
2 years to less than 3 years
On the road
Work locations may vary. Frequent or constant travel is required from the employee.
Work site environment
- Commercial aviation
- Outdoors
- At heights
- Bush pilot operation
- Confined spaces
- Noisy
- Search and rescue
- Aerial surveys
- Sightseeing
- Forest firefighting
- Various locations
- Willing to relocate
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
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
- Commercial Pilot Licence - rotors
- Visual Flight Rating
Security and safety
- Medical exam
- Valid driver's licence
- Own transportation
- Willing to travel
- Willing to travel regularly
- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
- Attention to detail
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Hand-eye co-ordination
- Overtime required
- Sitting
- Excellent oral communication
- Organized
- Team player
- Accurate
- Client focus
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Flexibility
- Initiative
- Judgement
- Reliability
Health benefits
- Dental plan
- Health care plan
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