AH i Instructor Pilot

About the Role

GDC Middle East is seeking an AH6i Instructor Pilot to join their team in Riyadh. This full-time role involves performing duties as an Instructor Pilot for the AH-6I aircraft and its supporting simulation devices. The position focuses on conducting initial Aircrew Qualification (AQC) for new hires, ATP integration, continuation training, and evaluation of crewmembers in accordance with MNG-AVN Aircrew Training Manual (ATM) requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Train and evaluate Aviation pilots in the AH-6I aircraft, adhering to MNG-AVN ATM and specific unit ATP guidelines.
• Develop and manage an Aviation Aircrew Training Program as per customer guidance.
• Verify and confirm the currency and completeness of all required flight training publications.
• Conduct and evaluate individual readiness level progression tasks, including instrument flight tasks during day, night, and night vision goggle (NVG) operations, gunnery operations, and Instrument Flight Rules (IFR).
• Prepare crew members through realistic mission training flight maneuvers under local environmental conditions, including dust landings in a desert training environment.
• Provide aircrew proficiency training in Instrument Meteorological Conditions (IMC) when permitted by the AH-6i operator's manual, both in and outside controlled airspace under Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and/or International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) flight rules.
• Attend meetings with customers as required.
• Participate in regularly scheduled Aviation Safety Council meetings as a member.
• Attend and provide training and mission planning input to the weekly Production Control and Operations meeting.
• Provide direct interface and daily status reports between staff for training status, mission assignments, mission planning, and crew status.
• Conduct other courses of instruction as required by the customer.
• Perform additional duties as required by the AH-6i Standardization Pilot, BDE SP, and the Director of BFT.

Training and Evaluation Duties

• Conduct academic and hands-on performance training, and administer evaluations to ensure aircrew proficiency and standardization of training.
• Maintain Individual Aircrew Training Folders (IATF) and complete all required training, currency, and readiness entries.
• Provide AH-6I and gunnery instruction in both aircraft and classroom environments.
• Deliver flight instruction in aircraft and flight training devices, covering contact, basic instrument, gunnery, and basic combat skills training to ATM standards in accordance with government-approved ATM.
• Instruction may include individual or group formats in an academic classroom environment, aircraft, or simulator.

Required Qualifications and Experience

• A minimum of 10 years of experience in a relevant field.
• Experience in US Army Attack or Aero scout operations is required.
• Completion of an Instructor Pilot (IP) course of instruction at an authorized Aviation Proponent School.

Additional Duties

• Perform other duties as required by the Director.