F-16 Instructor Pilot - Romania

Draken is looking for experienced F-16 Instructor Pilots for duty at a Romanian Air Force (RoAF) F-16 Training Center located at the 86th Air Base (86AB), near Borcea Romania. Instructor pilots will be flying former Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) F-16M (F-16A/B Block-15 aircraft upgraded to the Mid-life upgrade configuration) to train RoAF pilots.

Prefer candidates be available for an 18-month contract period. Some reduced periods of availability may be acceptable, but not less than 3 months. F-16 recency is required for shorter timeframes.

Job Responsibility:

• Instructing and executing during F-16 simulator training scenarios
• Performing Platform F-16 Instruction
• Flying and instructing airborne in F-16 aircraft
• Attend mass briefings, flight briefings, Plan and fly F-16 training missions. Accomplish flight debriefings and attend mass debriefings
• Adhere to all training rules and pre-briefed maneuvering restrictions
• Collect and disseminate lessons learned
• Accomplish necessary ground training prior to flights
• Deploy as required to support mission requirements
• Execute administrative and command and control functions of the RoAF F-16 Training Center
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Current FAA Class II medical rating
• Commercial, Single-Engine pilot certificate
• Must obtain/maintain secret security clearance

F-16 qualifications:

• Current F-16 qualification desired
• 2,000+ F-16 hours
• 500+ F-16 Instructor hours, F-16 RTU Instructor Time highly desired
• Must provide statement of F-16 recency for each pilot.