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Airspace System Inspection Pilot



There is one position, located in Atlantic City, NJ.



For full information visit this link: https://www.usajobs.gov/job/784356200

Or go to USAJobs and search one of the following:

USAJobs Announcement Number: AAC-ATO-24-AJF1210-89315

USAJobs Control Number: 784356200



Open Date: April 1, 2024

Close Date: April 22, 2024



Important Application Information

• Applicants must apply online to receive consideration for this vacancy announcement.
• Some, none, or all of the applicants may be interviewed.
• Position to be filled at the FG-13 grade level, within AJF-1210, and a duty location of Atlantic City, NJ.
• This position requires completion and favorable adjudication of an Access National Agency Check with Inquiry (ANACI) background investigation prior to appointment, unless a waiver is obtained.
• Applicants must UPLOAD the following documents with their application in USAJOBS or email to [email protected].

o Completed FAA Form 3330-47-3 [10/98], "Supplemental Qualifications Statement for 1825 and 2181 Series".

o Airline Transport Pilot Certificate (ATP) or Commercial Pilot Certificate (front and back).

o Valid First or Second Class Medical Certificate. Selected candidates must obtain a First Class Medical Certificate prior to appointment.

• Special rate for 2181-series employees will be set in accordance OPM Special Rate Tables: https://www.opm.gov/special-rates/search.aspx.
• If eligible, Permanent Change of Station (PCS) will be paid in accordance with the Federal Aviation Administrative Travel Policy (FAATP).
• To confirm receipt of documents, contact Jeff Westlake at [email protected].

What is this job https://www.usajobs.gov/job/731208200#

Looks like a general announcement across the entire Flight Program Office organization because they list not only the Flight Check offices but also the Hangar 6 location (Arlington, VA being DCA correct?) and Fort Worth which is the ASI Training location. Again - SIC only positions at GS-13 levels.

An article I came across about the new (at least to us) SIC Pilot Development Program (PDP). Note that this is different that the SIC ONLY positions I spoke of in earlier posts.

SIC ONLY
SIC PDP

Two different programs/opportunities.
AS of right now - I believe the PDP program is only available to INTERNAL applicants. Hopefully it will become available at a later time to EXTERNAL applicants.

https://nbaa.org/aircraft-operations...er-operations/

Is 500 multi firm for Flight Check positions?

The 500 hours is not a specific Flight Check requirement, it's a federal government standard for pilots of multi-engine aircraft in job series 2181, hired at the GS-11 level or above (which the Flight Check positions are).

Here is the OPM standard:

https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-over...n-series-2181/

I don't believe Flight Check requirements are any different from the standard, with one exception (that is stated in the standard, so it's not really an "exception") - Airspace System Inspection Pilots (the official term for Flight Check pilots) can have the 500 hours in heavy OR light multiengine aircraft. (For purposes of the job series requirements, the dividing line between light and heavy is 12,500 pounds.)

As a bump, there are currently three want ads posted on usajobs.gov for series 2181 with the Department of Transportation. Search for those terms and you'll find them.

The one with "multiple vacancies, multiple locations" is for the Flight Check pilots. I'm not exactly sure what the other two are.

Note that the pay range for the flight check ad does NOT include the special pay rate - which is dependent on location but is a minimum of 45% added on to the pay. So while it says "starting at $88,520", this is really ~128k once the special pay table is applied. I know that makes a big difference. I'm told there's something in the usajobs "system" that prevents it from just displaying this.

I cannot speak to federal hiring in the current political climate, but it never hurts to have an application in the system.

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Good day forum folks,

For context, I am an Army Reserve Pilot (retiring soon), and an FO at Jetblue (5+ years), considering leaving. I ran into a "Flight Check" guy in an FBO in CHS and he was talking up this job/mission.

First, seemingly there are a lot of vacancies for all offices, which has been open for almost a year. Why is this? Growth, retirements, or people leaving?

Second, QoL, having read some of this thread back to 2020, how is the schedule? Are you all still allowed to telework? Are the schedules still a week on the road and a week at the office roughly? How are the office hours if not teleworking?

Third, am I correct in thinking, like most government agencies, that the interview/hiring process is slow?

Forth, is this a place that you all plan on staying for the remainer of your career?

Thank you in advance for the information. I am considering applying and seeing what happens.

I wouldn't plan on much of that any time soon, given the current regime policies.

There is a standing announcement for vacancies as they come up. Some of our offices are very short of people (like Atlantic City), others are not (like Oklahoma City). Just due to normal retirement/resignations and challenge of filling these positions - especially the last few years with the boom in airline hiring.

Telework is still authorized. Our classification is as a "mobile worker" if I recall correctly, which still allows us to telework when we are not flying. At my office (OKC), the schedules probably average out to a week on the road and a week in the office, although recently it's been more a little more like 2 weeks flying/one week office. But that does vary with the mission and the manpower/aircraft availability. Other offices may have different experiences.

Just don't ask @USMCFLYR about his recent on/off rate! (He has kept very busy.)

Even while teleworking, though, we are still government employees and expected to work a standard 8-hour day. That may consist of doing reports for the previous trip, planning for the next one, studying for recurrent training, taking online CBTs, participating in various working groups, etc. So that's different than an airline pilot where if you're off, you're off. We're never really "off" between trips unless you take leave.
Probably. Every government job I've had has taken at least 2 months from application to hiring. Sometimes more. However, the current job announcements are listed as "Direct Hire". I believe that's intended to shorten the hiring process. Whether that actually helps or not I do not know.

I'm in it for the long haul. I enjoy my job. And I have a lot of years of government service already between military and civil service towards a pension. So I'm not going anywhere!