helicopter pilot

Work site environment

• Commercial aviation
• At heights
• Government transport
• Bush pilot operation
• Search and rescue
• Aerial surveys
• Forest firefighting
• Heavy equipment

Work setting

• Staff accommodation available
• Rural area
• Remote location
• Various locations
• Public utilities
• Power utility
• Oil and gas industry
• Forestry and logging
• Mining Industry

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Fly fixed wing aircrafts or helicopters
• Co-ordinate flight activities with ground crews and air-traffic control, inform crew members of flight and test procedures and direct activities of aircraft crew during flights
• Conduct in-flight tests and monitor functioning of aircraft equipment and systems during flights
• Conduct pre-flight inspection of aircraft and check passenger and cargo distribution to ensure that weight and balance specifications are met
• Contact control towers for takeoff clearances, arrival instructions and other information
• Maintain communications with flight dispatchers and weather forecasters and respond to and report in-flight emergencies and malfunctions
• Prepare flight evaluation reports
• Participate in emergency response planning
• Operate heavy equipment
• Provide service to passengers during flight

Credentials

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

• Commercial Pilot Licence – rotors
• Restricted Radiotelephone Operator Licence
• Visual Flight Rating

Experience and specialization

Photographic experience

• Aerial

Weather forecasting experience

• Forestry

Area of work experience

• Resource exploration
• Mining and exploration
• Hydro and utilities

Area of specialization

• Transportation
• Mine construction
• Fire stopping and fireproofing

Survey specialization

• Oil and gas exploration

Additional information

Security and safety

• Criminal record check
• Medical exam

Transportation/travel information

• Valid driver’s licence
• Willing to travel
• Travel expenses paid by employer
• Willing to travel for extended periods

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Attention to detail
• Hand-eye co-ordination

Personal suitability

• Accurate
• Client focus
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Excellent oral communication
• Excellent written communication
• Judgement
• Reliability
• Team player

Benefits

Financial benefits

• Bonus
• Mileage paid

Long term benefits

• Other benefits

Other benefits

• On-site housing options