Helicopter Part 141 Chief Flight Instructor Alaska

Helicopter Part 141 Chief Flight Instructor Alaska

Alyeska Helicopters in Anchorage, AK, seeks applicants for a Part 141 Chief Flight Instructor. The successful candidate will meet all the requirements to be the Chief Flight instructor for a Part 141 rotorcraft flight school that offers Private, Commercial, Instrument, Flight Instructor, and Flight Instructor-Instrument certifications.

Essential Duties and Functions:

• Monitor compliance with local, state and federal regulations.
• Ensure that all Federal Aviation Regulations (FAR) Part 141 and 61 standards are met.
• Certify each student's training record, graduation certificate, stage check and end-of-course test reports, and recommendation for course completion, unless the duties are delegated by the chief flight instructor to an assistant chief instructor or recommending instructor.
• Ensure that each certificated flight instructor and certificated ground instructor passes an initial proficiency check prior to that instructor being assigned instructing duties in the school's approved training course, and thereafter that the instructor passes a recurrent proficiency check every 12 calendar months after the month in which the initial test was accomplished.
• Ensure that each student accomplishes the required stage checks and end-of-course tests in accordance with Alyeska Helicopters approved training courses.
• Maintain training techniques, procedures, and standards.
• Assist in program needs relating to training course development and evaluation.
• Supervises instructor staff.
• Recruit, screen, interview, hire, and evaluate instructors.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of aviation instructors through observation, review of class records, and formal as well as informal class evaluations.
• Monitor the progress of student flight training to ensure safety and course completion.
• Conduct flight instruction.
• Establish and maintain a positive, effective working relationship with students, customers, management team and other staff.
• Ensure proper care of aircraft, such as cleaning, securing, storing and removal of helicopters from the hangar for flight and reporting any mechanical issues to the maintenance staff.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Job Requirements:

Minimum and Preferred Qualifications:

• Hold all licenses and have the minimum hours required to be designated as Chief Flight Instructor in accordance with 14 CFR 141.35(a-e).
• Knowledge and understanding of FAR Part 141 and 61 requirements and flight school operations.
• Hold Robinson R22 and R44 flight instructor endorsements outlined in SFAR 73.
• Possess excellent organizational and decision-making skills.
• Possess strong interpersonal skills and the ability to effectively communicate with a wide range of individuals.
• Ability to exercise discretion and independent judgment in daily duties.
• Ability to read and clearly interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedures.
• Ability to deal with federal, state and municipal regulators, respond to requests in a timely fashion, and maintain all records required.
• Ability to work in a multi-faceted environment with airport personnel, students and other staff.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule that may include evening and weekend assignments.