About this role
Job Summary:
The Second-in-Command pilot performs all flight duties as assigned by the PIC.
Supervisory Responsibilities:
- None
Duties/Responsibilities:
- Adhere to the rules and regulations of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
- Ensure Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) and company general operations manual as applicable.
- Comply with customer schedules.
- Ensure the aircraft is safe and operates efficiently.
- Ensure that the aircraft is clean.
- Prepare the aircraft for flights with all provisions on board.
- Study the weather conditions and forecasts for the departure airport, flight planned route, destination, and alternate airports.
- Prepare flight plans, calculate weight and balance, fuel on board, and performance charts.
Qualifications
Required Skills/Abilities:
- Thorough knowledge of flight operations.
- Willing to relocate within 1-hour drive time of Spirit of St. Louis Airport in Chesterfield, MO
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite or related software.
- 1000+ hours total flying time, 500+ hours PIC time
Education and Experience:
- FAA certified commercial/single-engine/multi-engine/instrument rating required
- ATP Certificate preferred.
- Bachelor's degree preferred.
- 150 hours Multi-Engine flying time preferred.
- Charter or other corporate flight experience preferred.
Physical Requirements:
- Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
- To reasonably replicate the loading of equipment and a donor on the med bed, the pilot must be able to lift 75 lbs. to a height of 50 inches.
- To reasonably replicate accessing the oxygen mask, the pilot must be able to while seated with right arm straight out to side, elbow bent at 90° angle with forearm up exert a 5 lbs. pull in a forward/downward motion.
- To reasonably replicate manipulating controls on the center console, the pilot must be able to while seated with right arm straight out to side, elbow bent at a 90° angle with forearm straight down must have sufficient grip strength to turn knobs.
- To reasonably replicate manipulating the flight controls, the pilot must be able to while seated with the left arm at their side, elbow at a 90° angle with the forearm straight forward exert a 15 lbs. pull from the neutral position and 15 lbs. push from the neutral position.
- To reasonably replicate manipulating the throttle, the pilot must be able to while seated with right arm at a 60° angle between torso and upper arm and elbow bent at 90° angle with the forearm forward exert a 15 lbs. push from the neutral position and a 15 lbs. pull from the neutral position.
- The pilot must have sufficient dexterity in both hands to turn knobs and manipulate toggle switches.