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Airplane Pilot

Employer

Target Airspray LTD

Date Posted

April 29, 2026

Languages

English
  • Location Calgary, AB
  • Earnings $95.00 hourly
  • Work Hours 40 hours per week
  • Position Permanent Full Time
  • Vacancies 2  Vacancies
  • Closing Date May 20, 2026
Job Requirements

Employer

Target Airspray LTD

Languages

English

Education

  • Other trades certificate or diploma
  • or equivalent experience

Work site environment

  • Commercial aviation
  • Aerial surveys
  • Crop dusting and spraying

Tasks

  • Fly fixed wing aircrafts or helicopters
  • Monitor operation of engine and aircraft systems during flight
  • Perform post-flight inspections
  • Co-ordinate flight activities with ground crews and air-traffic control, inform crew members of flight and test procedures and direct activities of aircraft crew during flights
  • Conduct pre-flight inspection of aircraft and check passenger and cargo distribution to ensure that weight and balance specifications are met
  • Maintain communications with flight dispatchers and weather forecasters and respond to and report in-flight emergencies and malfunctions
  • Prepare flight evaluation reports

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

  • Commercial Pilot Licence - fixed wing
  • Pesticide Applicator's Licence
  • Visual Flight Rating

Specialization or experience

Specialized environmental skills and knowledge

Transportation/travel information

Vehicle supplied by employer

Work conditions and physical capabilities

Work under pressure

Personal suitability

  • Organized
  • Reliability

Screening questions

  • Are you authorized to work in Canada?
  • Are you willing to relocate for this position?
  • Do you have experience working in this field?

Employment terms options

  • Early morning
  • Evening
  • Flexible hours

Experience

3 years to less than 5 years

Employment terms options

  • Morning
  • Day

Green job

Involves duties and responsibilities that lead to positive environmental outcomes

Other benefits

  • On-site housing options
  • Transportation provided by employer

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Interest Codes & Abilities
The Airplane Pilot is part of the following larger National Occupational Classification (NOC).

Interest Codes

Pilots
OBJECTIVE

Interest in driving - operating fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters to provide services such as search-and-rescue operations, aerial surveying and spraying and crop dusting

INNOVATIVE

Interest in analyzing information to test new aircraft to evaluate performance

DIRECTIVE

Interest in speaking with crews to direct their activities during flights as captain or co-pilot and in performing captain's duties as first officer, if required; in training other pilots on new equipment, and in preparing them for examinations to validate and upgrade existing licences

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