AIRCRAFT LOADMASTER (INSTRUCTOR)

Summary

Air Reserve Technician

The primary purpose of this position is: as an Air Reserve Technician (ART) and the sole enlisted aircrew member, to provide ground and flight training instruction for developing, upgrading, and evaluating the skills of loadmaster aircrew members; assist the pilot in the operation of the aircraft; perform loadmaster duties on assigned missions; accomplish required flight engineering duties; and perform related staff support duties.

Responsibilities include:

• Providing ground and flight training instruction for developing, upgrading, and evaluating the skills of loadmaster aircrew members. Provides oversight for loadmaster operations and perform aircrew loadmaster instructor duties at the Formal Training Unit (FTU).
• Assisting the pilot in the operation of the aircraft; performing loadmaster duties on assigned missions. Conducting flight and ground training which develops, upgrades, and evaluates the skills of loadmaster aircrew members.
• Accomplishing preflight inspection of aerospace ground equipment and applying external power to the aircraft. Accomplishing pre-flight inspection of the aircraft and cargo/airdrop systems according to flight manual procedures.
• Developing a plan, coordinating requirements, directing personnel, and executing activities in support of Contingency Response Team (CRT) airlift operations. Determining cargo restrains requirements according to criteria and directing and checking the application of cargo restraint equipment.
• Computing and completing aircraft weight and balance documentation either manually or electronically. Visually monitoring aircraft clearances (interior and exterior), identifying proximal threats to the aircraft and initiating corrective actions (aircraft scanning).

Job Description

Air Reserve Technician

The primary purpose of this position is: as an Air Reserve Technician (ART) and the sole enlisted aircrew member, to provide ground and flight training instruction for developing, upgrading, and evaluating the skills of loadmaster aircrew members; assist the pilot in the operation of the aircraft; perform loadmaster duties on assigned missions; accomplish required flight engineering duties; and perform related staff support duties.

Responsibilities include:

• Providing ground and flight training instruction for developing, upgrading, and evaluating the skills of loadmaster aircrew members. Provides oversight for loadmaster operations and perform aircrew loadmaster instructor duties at the Formal Training Unit (FTU).
• Assisting the pilot in the operation of the aircraft; performing loadmaster duties on assigned missions. Conducting flight and ground training which develops, upgrades, and evaluates the skills of loadmaster aircrew members.
• Accomplishing preflight inspection of aerospace ground equipment and applying external power to the aircraft. Accomplishing pre-flight inspection of the aircraft and cargo/airdrop systems according to flight manual procedures.
• Developing a plan, coordinating requirements, directing personnel, and executing activities in support of Contingency Response Team (CRT) airlift operations. Determining cargo restrains requirements according to criteria and directing and checking the application of cargo restraint equipment.
• Computing and completing aircraft weight and balance documentation either manually or electronically. Visually monitoring aircraft clearances (interior and exterior), identifying proximal threats to the aircraft and initiating corrective actions (aircraft scanning).