Simulator Pilot Instructor - Sheppard Air Force Base, TX, United States - Air Force Civilian Service Careers

Description

The Air Force Civilian Service (AFCS) is currently looking civilian Simulator Pilot Instructor, GS at the 80th Operations Group at Sheppard AFB, Wichita Falls, TX.

Recruitment and Retention Incentives may be available base eligibilityIn this role, you will serve as an aircraft simulator and academic instructor for students enrolled in the US Air Force Undergraduate Flying Training program.

You will instruct students with basic skills involving aircraft flight, instruments and night flying, formation flying, performing aerobatic and evasive maneuvers, cross-country flights to unfamiliar fields, and flying low-level missions.

• Mandatory documents:
• Previous experience as an instructor in a military aircraft is highly desirable.
• Knowledge of aircraft systems and operating procedures; aerodynamics, flying fundamentals, aircraft instrumentation, ground and flight emergency procedures, and instrument and visual flight rules, as well as knowledge of training aircraft, and of the operation, characteristics, and limitations of the corresponding aircraft simulator.
• Knowledge of the methods, principles, practices, and programs related to curriculum development, instructional techniques, and training resources.
• Skill in the use of a variety of computer applications and software, to include simulator systems sufficient to meet desired learning objectives.
• Skill in demonstrating flying procedures and maneuvers in an aircraft simulator.
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively orally and in writing to include classroom instruction before large and small audiences.

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