Sheriff Aircraft Pilot

Appraisal (Weight 100%): of training, education, experience, interest and personal fitness for the work based on any combination of the following: Investigation, oral exam and rating of application.

Applicants must attain at least a 70% score on each phase of the examination process.

Minimum Qualifications/ Employment Standards

• High School Diploma, G.E.D. or equivalent AND the following certifications/licenses:
• Valid and current FAA Second Class Medical Certificate issued by an authorized medical examiner (AME).
• Valid California Motor Vehicle Driver’s License.

AND

Option I

Required helicopter flight experience:

• FAA Commercial or Airline Transport Pilot with Rotorcraft-Helicopter rating.
• Minimum 2000 hours PICHelicopter flight time
• Minimum 500 hours in medium (Type 2) turbine powered helicopters.
• Minimum 500 hours PIC in mountainous terrain, routinely making takeoffs and landings to unimproved landing areas at density altitudes exceeding 4500’ MSL.
• Night Vision Goggle endorsement with a minimum of 200 hours PIC flight time utilizing Night Vision Goggle devices.
• Minimum 500 hours PIC performing low-level missions in law-enforcement patrol, search and rescue, vertical reference operations over mountainous or forested areas, or comparable fire service or military operations.

Desired Helicopter Flight Experience

• Certified Flight Instructor with Rotorcraft-Helicopter endorsement
• Night Vision Goggle Instructor endorsement
• Vertical reference and external load operations experience
• UH-1H or other similar Bell Helicopter

OR

Option II

Required Fixed-Wing experience:

• FAA Commercial or Airline Transport Pilot with Airplane-Multi Engine Land (AMEL) rating.
• Airplane Instrument Rating.
• Minimum 1500 hours PIC Airplane.
• Minimum 200 hours in PIC Category and Class (ASEL or AMEL).
• Minimum 100 hours of PIC night flight time.
• Minimum 75 hours of PIC flight time solely by reference to instruments (actual/simulated).

Desired Fixed-Wing Experience

• Certified Flight Instructor Airplane
• Instrument Flight Instructor Airplane (CFII)
• Multi-Engine Instructor (MEI)

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