APS Employment Opportunity: Instructor Pilot

Advanced Flight Instructor Position

Advanced Aerobatics, Stall/Spin and Air Combat

Required Qualifications:

• Minimum of 1000 operational flight hours as a NATO military fighter pilot
  • Preferred Aircraft Types: F-16, F-18 or F-15
• FAA Commercial Single-Engine Land (SEL) Pilot’s License
• Work authorization in the United States
• Beneficial qualifications of interest to this employment:
  • FAA Certified Flight Instructor Rating (CFI)
  • FAA Certified Flight Instructor Instrument (CFII)
  • FAA Advanced Ground Instructor Rating (AGI)
  • Tailwheel Endorsement
  • Air show or Competitive Aerobatics Experience
  • General Aviation Flight Experience
  • Business Jet / Airline Experience

Other Details:

• Training Commences: Late-March 2010
• Revenue Flying Starts: Mid-April 2010
• Work Schedule: 7:30 am to 3:30 pm, Tue – Sat incl.
• (2 hrs earlier 15 May – 30 Sep seasonally)
  • Pay Rate / Salary: Based on Qualifications, Availability and Method of Employment

Ideal Work Availability Schedule:

We are looking for an experienced pilot with availability during the week, minimum 2-days per week commitment with an opportunity to expand schedule up to 5-days per week.

Description:

This is primarily a flying and ground instruction position that includes advanced aerobatics in the world’s highest performance certified aerobatic aircraft, the Extra 300L. A secondary role of this position is instruction on level D full motion simulators as the employment develops. APS revenue flying profiles include aerobatic rides & instruction, air combat maneuvering, upset recovery and spin training. Other duties may include schedule coordination, APS staff pilot training, aircraft maintenance monitoring and flight program development subject to the needs of the Director of Operations. Company web sites outlining the various APS products and services are available at:

• APS Emergency Maneuver Training (www.apstraining.com)
• Fighter Combat International (www.fightercombat.com)

Work hours and work days are somewhat flexible although the primary initial days would be Tuesday, Wednesday and possibly Saturday. The ideal candidate lives in the east valley, enjoys all aspects of aerobatics and fighter aviation with a keen interest in passing along highly specialized flying skills and techniques to a wide spectrum of both private and professional pilots. A functional working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications and computers in general is valuable. All pilot positions with APS Emergency Maneuver Training require well developed people skills, a safety-first attitude,  friendly demeanor and a can-do work ethic towards all aspects of business and customer relations.

Contact Information:

Interested applicants should submit resumes by email, fax or hand-delivered to:

Attention: Faye Hamilton, Human Resources
APS EMERGENCY MANEUVER TRAINING
A Division of Aviation Performance Solutions
Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport
5865 S. Sossaman Road
Mesa, Arizona 85212

Tel: 480-279-1881
Fax: 480-279-1882
Email: faye.hamilton@aviation-performance-solutions.com