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Flight Engineer Specific Skills
- Monitor operation of engine and aircraft systems during flight
- Make in-flight repairs, such as replacing fuses and adjusting instruments, and follow emergency procedures to compensate for equipment malfunction or failure
- Perform post-flight inspections, record equipment malfunctions and corrective actions taken during flight and report required repairs to ground maintenance personnel
Credentials (certificates, licences, memberships, courses, etc.)
- Restricted Radiotelephone Operator Licence
- Commercial Pilot Licence - fixed wing
Area of Specialization
- Pesticides
Type of Flying
- Crop dusting and spraying
- Commercial aviation
Pilot Specific Skills
- Fly fixed wing aircrafts or helicopters
- Conduct pre-flight inspection of aircraft and check passenger and cargo distribution to ensure that weight and balance specifications are met
- 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
- Maintain communications with flight dispatchers and weather forecasters and respond to and report in-flight emergencies and malfunctions
Security and Safety
- Medical exam
Work Site Environment
- Confined spaces
- Outdoors
- At heights
- Noisy
- Non-smoking
Transportation/Travel Information
- Valid driver's licence
Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities
- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
- Physically demanding
- Manual dexterity
- 20/20 vision
- Attention to detail
- Hand-eye co-ordination
- Ability to distinguish between colours
- Sound discrimination
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Large workload
- Tight deadlines
- Overtime required
Work Location Information
- Rural area
- Various locations
Personal Suitability
- Effective interpersonal skills
- Accurate
- Team player
- Excellent oral communication
- Excellent written communication
- Judgement
- Values and ethics
- Reliability
- Organized