Airplane Flight Instructor (Lead Plane Pilot)

As a Airplane Flight Instructor (Lead Plane Pilot), your duties will include but are not limited to the following: Serves as a national level technical advisor, course coordinator, and instructor for aviation and fire suppression operations and as an Instructor Pilot and Pilot-In-Command (PIC) conducting general and special use operations. Operations are conducted under visual and instrument flight rules, including tactical missions over wildland fires, smokejumper operations, reconnaissance, and transportation of personnel and cargo. During the fire season the individual functions as an Air Tactical Pilot and team member of an Aerial Supervision Module, providing airspace coordination and direct supervision of aircraft assigned to wildland fire incidents.