Aircraft Flight Instructor

These posiitons are located on USDA Forest Service Pacific Northwest Region 6, Aviation Management Redmond Air Group. Region Aircraft Inspector Pilot with responsibility for administering pilot evaluations in rotary-wing and/or fixed wing aircraft and technical oversight of pilots, aircraft and equipment used in agency missions and serves as an aircraft pilot in command.

For additional information about the duties of this position, please contact Kris Schmidt at at katharine.schmidt@usda.gov

Qualifications:

In order to qualify, you must meet the eligibility and qualifications requirements as defined below by the closing date of the announcement. For more information on the qualifications for this position, visit the Office of Personnel Management's General Schedule Qualification Standards.

You must possess the Basic Requirements identified below to be considered eligible for this position. Your application or resume must clearly show that you possess the appropriate experience requirements.

Basic Requirement: Certificates and Ratings
Must possess an FAA Airplane Commercial Pilot Certificate with Instrument and Airplane Multi-Engine Land ratings OR possess a current and valid FAA Airline Transport Pilot Certificate with Instrument and Airplane Multi-Engine Land rating.

Must possess a current FAA Certified Flight Instructor Certificate, or military equivalent, as appropriate to the position held (Airplane) Multi-Engine and Instrument Airplane Instruction ratings. In order to be considered for this position, you must attach a copy of your current FAA Certified Flight Instructor Certificate, or military equivalent, as appropriate to the position held (Airplane) Multi-Engine and Instrument Airplane Instruction ratings.Multi-Engine and Instrument Airplane Instruction ratings or the military equivalent rating is also required.

Medical Certificate:
Must possess a current FAA first or second-class medical certificate. Must possess all necessary certificates and ratings and flight hours in the appropriate Category and Class (Airplane - Multi-Engine) as required.

GS-13: Must meet all the following flight requirements and all minimum hours must be in Category (Airplane): Possess minimum flight time of 1500 hours with 250 hours as Pilot-In-Command (PIC); possess minimum flight time of 500 hours in multi-engine airplanes; possess minimum PIC time of 500 hours in Category and Class to be flown (Airplane - Multi-engine); possess minimum PIC time of 75 hours performing Night Flight; possess minimum PIC time of 75 hours of actual or simulated Instrument time with 10 hours in flight; possess minimum flying time in Category of 100 hours (preceding 12 months). In order to be considered for this position, you must attach a copy of complete and legible documentation (i.e. flight logs, etc.) for certification that all minimum flight hours and requirements have been met for consideration at the appropriate grade level for which applying, and that flight hours are in the appropriate Category and Class (Airplane-Multi-engine) as required. Failure to address and provide supporting documentation for any one of the required flight hours will result in disqualification.

Selective Placement Factors:
A minimum 90 days on-the-line (Rigorous) wildland firefighting experience gained through containment, control, suppression, or use of wildland fire as a member of an organized fire suppression crew or comparable unit that utilized knowledge of wildland fire suppression techniques and practices under various conditions.-OR-A minimum 90 days as pilot with aerial wildland fire experience, such as: delivery of fire retardants or suppressants via fixed or rotor wing aircraft; aerial ignition, helitack or aerial supervision operations (Air Tactical, Aerial Supervision Module - ASM, Helicopter Coordinator - HLCO). This experience, to include, specific duties and specific dates must be documented a separate document including reference names and current phone numbers for verification.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

FIREFIGHTER RETIREMENT COVERAGE: This is a secondary position covered under the special retirement provisions of 5 USC 8336(c) for the Civil Service Retirement System and of 5 USC 8412(d) for the Federal Employees Retirement System.

To receive consideration for this position, you must provide updated required documents and meet all qualification requirements by the closing date of this announcement.