Helicopter Instructor Wanted

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We are looking for an exceptional helicopter CFI for East Coast Aero Club, a 23-year-old flight school based at Hanscom Field (BED) in the Boston area. We pay $25 per hour for flight or ground instruction time. You should expect to fly at least 50 hours per month.

What You Will Do

• instruct Private, Instrument, Commercial, and CFI students in our two 2008 Robinson R44 Raven Is and 2005 R22
• conduct R44 sightseeing tours over downtown Boston and up and down the shoreline
• conduct R44 and R22 photo missions
• one-on-one ground instruction with students
• lead free group ground instruction seminars, a minimum of two evenings per month (this will be a marketing program to attract new students)
• clean and organize one Robinson R44 helicopter
• prepare and preflight helicopters for flights by customers or other instructors as necessary to maximize utilization
• work at least 5 days per week, including Saturday and Sunday for the first 12 months

Your Compensation

• a $25 per hour for flight or ground instruction (with a raise to $30 per hour when you become a senior instructor)
• a bonus, payable when a student who attends a free ground instruction seminar completes his 10th hour of instruction in a Robinson R44
• a bonus, contingent upon completing 12 months of employment, fulfilling the terms of this letter, and providing at least 300 hours of instruction in Robinson R44 helicopters during that time
• free 141 and insurance checkrides, as required, in Robinson R44 helicopters
• one hour of recurrent training annually in a Robinson R44 helicopter
• your SIDA badge expenses (initial and renewal if necessary)

About Us

• 32 aircraft, including 3 helicopters and growing, with long-term plans to acquire a 5-seat turbine helicopter
• the lowest price in the world on the R44, $329/hour; this makes it easy to attract students and convince people to do their primary training in the R44 rather than the R22
• superb no-questions asked maintenance; our school was founded and is run by a USAF maintenance commander
• a heated hangar for winter operations
• roughly 300 days per year with weather good enough for local training
• part 141 certification
• a towered airport that is very accommodating to helicopter training and helps students learn good radio procedures
• quick access to all of the cultural, social, and educational assets of New England; just 20 minutes from Harvard University, 30 minutes from downtown Boston
• affordable housing near the airport
• excellent school systems
• access to group health and dental plans
• senior instructors with helicopter ATPs, turbine experience, 2500-3500 hours of dual given, and good connections to employers within the region

About You

To meet Pathfinder insurance minimums, you will need 500 hours of helicopter time, 50 hours of R44 time, and to have taken the Robinson factory safety course within the last 6 years. We would like to see at least 475 TT, 45 R44, and the safety course within the last 5 years.

We can hire an instructor with less total time, e.g., 200 hours plus a checkride to teach in the Starr-insured R44, 300 hours to teach in the Pathfinder-insured R22, but would prefer someone qualified in all of our ships.

You should have a strong technical education and be able to explain aerodynamics and maneuvers with authority (see our instructional videos). We have built our reputation on having superior teachers and we would expect you to maintain that, working hard to earn the respect of our students.

If you are an experienced fixed-wing pilot, we can offer the opportunity to fly a 2005 Cirrus SR20 and a 2009 Cessna Mustang.

This is an ideal job for someone what wants to live in the Boston area and be at an airport where standards are extremely high.

Training (for you)

If you wish to fly the R44 for time-building or other personal purposes, you may do so at $225 per hour.

Salary

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