Commercially Rated Pilots 

Optic Air, USA

Position Details

Optic Air has class dates available for our 2024/2025 season. The minimum requirements are commercially rated ASEL and AMEL instrument-rated pilots with 500 hours of total time and 20 hours of multi-engine time.

We are an aerial survey company flying Piper Aztecs and Cessna 172/182 aircraft throughout the US and Canada. Please note that all pilot positions require long periods away from home and a minimum one-year commitment. If your personal life allows for this type of commitment, you meet all minimum requirements, and you are interested in the position, we invite you to visit our website at opticair.net. Please follow the instructions found on the pilot employment page.

• Fly the contiguous 48 US states and Canadian provinces.
• Well-maintained aircraft
• Company-issued credit card
• Competitive salary guarantee
• Company-paid single-occupancy room
• Company paid transportation while deployed

Core Responsibilities
• Relentless monitoring of weather and other factors or conditions that ensure safe, efficient, and timely flights
• Timely planning of solo pilot aerial survey missions, including some pre-coordination with ATC
• On-time execution of flights
• Precision capture and delivery of quality imagery
• Navigating heavily congested airspace
• Inspection and monitoring of aircraft, powerplant, systems, and equipment
• Organization, neatness, and cleanliness of aircraft and equipment
• On-time scheduling of aircraft maintenance (working with management)
• Cross-country flight planning plus scheduling of lodging and rental cars
• Frequent communications with stakeholders and daily submission of reports
• Comply with company safety standards, company policies & procedures, FARs, and standards applicable to Part 91 of Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations

Required Qualifications
• Professional, business-minded, disciplined, and self-starter
• Positive, honest with self and others, and coachable
• Possesses a strong business acumen and/or committed to learning business concepts
• Strong communication skills
• Ability to manage life away from home for weeks at a time
• Extremely flexible and able to change plans quickly
• Computer/technical skills including spreadsheet, file management, various apps
• Confidence flying in busy Class C and Class B airspace for extended periods of time
• Class 2 medical (an expired or class 3 medical does not qualify)
• Valid driver’s license
• Clean driving record
• Valid US passport
• Candidates must be 21 years of age or older by their scheduled class date

Additional Qualifications for Cessna Pilots
• ASEL and AMEL commercial rating
• Instrument rating
• 10+ hours in type – recency important
• Preferred – minimum 400 hours TT, 20 hours of ME time, complex and high-performance endorsements

Additional Qualifications for Aztec Pilots
• AMEL and ASEL commercial rating
• Instrument rating
• Minimum 500 hours total time & 20 hours ME time - Recency important
• Preferred - complex and high-performance endorsements

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