Horizon Flight Instructor-Pilot

HORIZON is the region's largest independent helicopter flight training academy and is instrumental in training pilots locally and internationally. We offer standard and bespoke rotary-wing training to leading commercial and defence operators. Working in close partnership with our clients, we deliver the training programs you require to build skills in key areas. 

Key Responsibilities

• To teach students how to fly helicopters. A commercial pilot who incorporates teaching into his profession evaluates the knowledge and skills of students who want to fly helicopters, achieve a higher license or rating, and make a profession out of flying.

• Complying with the daily program (take-off time, sortie duration);
• Comply with Horizon standards (the content of the sortie, the standard to teach the exercises, and the grading of the sorties).
• Ensuring that daily sortie reports are correctly completed, signed by both the Instructor and the student and filed in the student’s personal file.
• Ensuring student flying time is correctly recorded in the student’s personal file and logbook.
• Raising any necessary occurrence, incident, and accident reports.
• Assisting students with logbook entries endorsed by signature.
• Suggest any improvement or corrective action to the training syllabus or program.
• Reporting non-compliance to the CFI or/and the Safety and Compliance Monitoring Manager.
• Correcting misconduct of any student.
• Completion of extra duties tasked by the CFI.
• Ensure that students fulfill medical requirements for flight (wear glasses and carry a spare pair of spectacles if required on medical).
• Act as course mentor when designated by the CFI.
• Comply with the GCAA and all relevant laws and regulations.
• Comply with Horizon Operations, Training, and Safety Management Manuals.
• Comply with Horizon Standard Operation Procedures (SOPs).
• Ensure that all training provided is in accordance with the Horizon Aviation Training Manual.
• Ensure that they fill out all necessary forms, including logs, in the appropriate manner.
• Keep all Horizon resources, including Aircraft, Simulators, and Facilities, in tidy and serviceable condition.
• Encourage and promote essential aviation values such as airmanship, teamwork, CRM .....etc, at all times.
• Make sure all necessary flight plans and general declarations have been submitted prior to the flight.

Experience & Education

• Fluent in English speaking and writing (ELP level 4 minimum)
• Has a valid class 1 medical with no restrictions - Single Pilot.
• Has at least 2000 flying hours, of which at least 500 hours instructional, and has conducted ab initio training for at least two courses.
• Holds a valid license (CPL IR/H or ATPL/H).
• A previous experience (has to have a Current FI) FI/H in an ATO (civilian), ex-military background is Ideal but not essential, and/or Bell 505 & 429 type rated is a plus.
• Should have been a current pilot within the last year.
• Maximum age is 55 years old.

Key Skills

• High level of Instructional Techniques; Advanced knowledge in all the subjects (CPL and ATPL) and Moderate knowledge of the regulations CAR OPS and AIP and CAAP, and EASA
• Computer literate (MS Word, excel, outlook, and PowerPoint)
• Teamwork, Organizing skills, Problem-solving, have good communication and interpersonal skills - good at working with people and establishing positive relations with students, maintaining self-discipline and student discipline.