Employment Opportunities

Employment Opportunities at Hyde Field

TRAFFIC PILOT

10/12/2007- Fetter Aviation has immediate openings for a full and part-time traffic pilots. This position involves flying a Cessna 172 carrying a traffic reporter for Washington, DC area TV and radio stations during morning and afternoon rush hours, Monday through Friday, up to120 hours per month.

Requirements:
* Commercial rating & current in C172
* 500 hours total time
* 100 hours in Cessna 172, 25 hours in right seat.
* US Citizenship;
* No criminal record;
* Clean FAA & driving record;
* Familiarity with the Washington, DC area.

The insurance company wants to see numbers, but real world experience counts. Those with prior experience in a similar operation (traffic, pipeline, or power line patrol, etc) who do not have the minimum hours will be considered and are invited to apply. What we're looking for is a blend of knowledge, intuitive skills and judgment that can come only from making your own decisions out in the everyday GA world.

You will be flying a mixture of Thielert diesel and conventionally powered 1977-1980 Cessna 172's that are IFR certified with dual nav/com radios, glide slope, DME, audio panel, Rosen visors, built-in intercoms, GPS with XM weather, and TCAS. Conventional aircraft have Tanis preheaters. These aircraft are dedicated to this operation, and not subject to the abuses of primary training.

These are contract positions offering steady weekday work and the opportunity to build hours quickly in decent airplanes and a comfortable work environment without having to put up with the uncertainties, aggravation and liabilities of instructing. Liability and workers compensation insurance are supplied. Pay starts at $16/hour during training and $18/hour when qualified with potential for more. As long as you get the job done, we'll stay out of your hair and everybody will have a good time. You won't get rich (we're not either) but it's a decent place to work with a low aggravation factor. You are welcome to use our planes for currency at our expense, and if you want to take your family to the beach or something on the weekend just buy the fuel and we're happy.

The upside is that if you do well here, you can go just about anywhere. Our former traffic pilots are working at a number of airlines, corporate flight departments and charter operations. In short, most of these folks know how we work, who we hire, how we train, and what we expect. That gets you to the top of the list when they're looking for pilots, and they call here first.

If you're interested and qualified or you have questions, please Click Here to send email. Resumes in Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF formats may be attached, or you may fax to 301-297-7389.

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