Director of Aviation

Working on smaller planes owned by the client

Supporting the College of Aeronautics – making sure the planes have proper maintenance.

Team consists of the director and 2 aviation mechanics

Small piston engine aviation is the priority – small jets

Managing aircrafts and fleet

Put a lot of flying hours on these planes - 75-100 hours/month on average

Every 100 hours goes through an inspection and this director will have oversight on this

Managing and monitoring the sequence of events – they currently use a few local maintenance vendors to support them

Decide which airplanes are gonna be on the line flying - planning & scheduling the aircrafts

In charge of scheduling the painting for every 5-7 years for the life of the plane

May need to replace tires occasionally.

Prioritizing safety of the jets

99.5% focused on Maintenace of the jets

Instructors take care of the teaching so the Maintenace tech would rarely need to step in

Maintenance needs to share what's going on with the engine, etc. to the Maintenace contacts

Good work/life balance and strong team culture in this role

May need to fly the plane to see if it's working if they are a pilot

The team consists of 25 flight instructors on staff, flight school coordinator, and a few pilots