UAS​/sUAS; Unmanned Aircraft System Flight Instructor

Pinnacle Solutions, an Akima company, is looking for TUAS/sUAS (Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System/Small Unmanned Aircraft System) Flight Instructors to work in Sierra Vista, Arizona, in support of TUAS/sUAS instruction conducted at the 2-13th Aviation Regiment on Fort Huachuca. The candidate will provide instruction and train Army personnel in the operation of Army sUAS and future TUAS Army aircraft TUAS/sUAS. Training includes aviation academics, flight simulation and live flight operations, to include maintenance fundamentals.

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Bonuses available upon training completion**

This is an SCA position with an hourly rate of $50.01.

• Procedures for takeoff, landing, and tactical employment of the US Army's TUAS/sUAS programs.
• Fundamentals and application of Army Air Crew Coordination.
• Capabilities, emergency procedures, limitations, and system logic of the TUAS/sUAS and its payloads.
• Fundamentals and conduct of TUAS/sUAS Missions with emphasis on route, zone, and area reconnaissance; aerial surveillance; security operations; and employment of the TUAS/sUAS in attack missions.
• Fundamentals of Mission Planning and approval Process to include the METTTC;
  Risk Assessment; and Performance Planning.
• Concepts and application of Army reporting formats to include SALUTE, SALTW, and BDA reports.
• Familiarity with National Airspace—restricted areas and class D airspace—and Air Traffic Control (ATC) phraseology.
• Configuration of system radios for flight operations and communications relay.
• Application of map reading techniques for UAS Operations.
• Fundamentals of laser safety, different types of lasers on UAS, employment, capabilities, detractors, and effective utilization of lasers during UAS missions.
• Fundamentals of Combat Vehicle Identification and familiarity with major US, Allied, and Threat equipment.
• Concepts and application of military Symbology.
• Fratricide and how to prevent it as a UAS operator through positive identification of targets and situational awareness.
• Familiarity with Joint procedures for Call for Indirect Fire and Laser Designation for a Hellfire missile.
• Familiarity and application of AR 95‑1 (Flight Regulations), TC 3‑04.61 (UAS Commander’s Guide and ATM‑Shadow 200), TC 3‑04.3 (Combat Aviation Gunnery), AR 40‑8 (Exogenous Factors), and TC 3‑04.93 (Aeromedical Training).
• Familiarity with and application of DA PAM 738‑751 (TAMMS) and maintenance logbook software.
• Concepts of Decisive Action and how a UAS operates in offensive, defensive, stability, and defense support of civil authorities’ operations.
• Concepts and participants in the Operational Environment (OE). The eight operational variables.
• Fundamentals of the Intelligence Preparation for the Battlefield (IPB) process as a UAS operator. Will support the commander’s tactical decision-making by providing information that enhances situational awareness of the operational environment.

• TUAS RQ‑7B V2 Qualification with 4 years operational flying experience.
• 200 Hours of live flight or simulator on the TUAS RQ‑7B V2.
• Aircraft Commander Designation with 20 Hours as AC or AC designation and 20 Hours as IO.
• 15W Qualification Certificate with 4 Years Experience.
• FAA Class II Flight Physical.
• Ability to Obtain Public Trust Clearance.

• IO Course Graduate.
• Additional SUAS Qualifications / Experience.

• Instructor evaluations.
• Oral academic evaluations.
• No‑notice evaluations.
• Directorate of Evaluation and Standardization (DES) evaluations.
• Proficiency Flight evaluations (PFEs).
• Standardization Flight Evaluations (SFE).

• Instructor evaluations.
• Oral academic evaluations.
• No‑notice evaluations.
• Directorate of Evaluation and Standardization (DES) evaluations.
• Proficiency Flight evaluations (PFEs).
• Standardization Flight Evaluations (SFE).