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We require two qualified commercially licensed Professional Agricultural Aerial Applicators for the 2017 season to fly an Air Tractor Turbine. Applicants must have 5 years or more experience, a minimum of 1000 hours turbine agricultural experience; AT504 experience; an excellent working knowledge of SATLOC GPS, must be acceptable by CAIR as insurable (accident free record); be a member of the SAAA and CAAA and be proficient in reading, writing and speaking English. Applicants must be physically able to perform a physically demanding job in a fast paced environment.
Education: Canadian Commercial Pilots Licence, Saskatchewan Aerial Pesticide Licence, Turbine Transition Training.
Duties: to fly a fixed wing turbine agricultural aircraft safely and efficiently with the SATLOC GPS flight computer, to work with customers to create spray orders, to work in a professional manner with ground support crews, to perform daily checks on a turbine powered aircraft, to keep work logs in an orderly fashion, to be available to work when conditions are optimum, to keep current Canadian Commercial Pilots Licence and provincial pesticide applicators licence, and to mentor junior and first year pilots.
Wages/Salary: Paid monthly. Rate is $75.00 per hour, 40 hours per week, overtime with remuneration. Wages are based on acres sprayed. .
Acres sprayed in a season depend upon weather and farm economy. Workers Compensation coverage as required by law.
Flying Instructor Specific Skills
- Train licenced pilots for additional certification
Essential Skills
- Reading text
- Document use
- Numeracy
- Writing
- Oral communication
- Working with others
- Problem solving
- Decision making
- Critical thinking
- Job task planning and organizing
- Computer use
- Significant use of memory
Pilot Specific Skills
- Train and prepare pilots for examination
- Fly fixed wing aircrafts or helicopters
- Direct activities of aircraft as captain
Credentials (certificates, licences, memberships, courses, etc.)
- Restricted Radiotelephone Operator Licence
- Commercial Pilot Licence - fixed wing
Flight Engineer Specific Skills
- Monitor operation of engine and aircraft systems during flight
Type of Flying
- Crop dusting and spraying
- Commercial aviation