The final responsibility and authority of any company flight rests with the Pilot-in-Command (PIC). The PIC is responsible for the operation, safety, and security of the aircraft and the safety of all crew members, passengers, and cargo on board.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Act as pilot-in-command (single pilot) on the Eclipse 500
- Prior to the flight, he/she is responsible for familiarizing themselves with all available information concerning that flight on PFM, including crew, passengers, destinations, expected departure times
- Coordinate with the Scheduler any flight changes due to weather, aircraft maintenance, or aircraft availability.
- Determine the aircraft weight and balance and input fuel load into PFM.
- Ensure the aircraft is airworthy and has all the required documentation on board.
- Determine that the crew is legally licensed, with current medicals, adequately rest, and in proper dress.
- Ensure all applicable navigational publications, flight and aircraft manuals, and aircraft documents are on board and current.
- For international flights, ensure that all appropriate authorities have been notified/coordinated and the appropriate forms are on board. (Use of a planning service organization is authorized for international flights if deemed necessary).
- Make arrangements if necessary and coordinate with the Director of Maintenance and Director of Flight Operations for maintenance away from the home base.
- Ensure that the Flight Activity forms are completed.
- Determining fuel, oil, and oxygen requirements.
- Ensure that a trend monitoring report is completed on each flight, work-load permitting.
- Complete all post-flight duties, including notification to the company of any deviation from the planned itinerary or overnight location.
- Record any maintenance items in the Aircraft Discrepancy Form and inform the Director of maintenance of any airworthy issues
- Other duties as assigned/ required.
The above statements are only meant to be a representative summary of the major duties and responsibilities performed by incumbents of this job. The incumbents may be requested to perform job-related tasks other than those stated in this description.
