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Bush Pilot
Employer
Ridge RotorsDate Posted
October 22, 2025Languages
English-
Location Blue Ridge, AB
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Earnings $4,500.00 monthly + $100.00 commission per piece
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Work Hours 120 to 200 hours per week
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Position Seasonal Full Time
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Vacancies 6  Vacancies
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Closing Date Nov 21, 2025
Employer
Ridge Rotors
Languages
English
Education
Other trades certificate or diploma
Work site environment
- Commercial aviation
- Outdoors
- Bush pilot operation
- Noisy
- Search and rescue
- Aerial surveys
- Non-smoking
- Sightseeing
- Forest firefighting
Work setting
- Rural area
- Staff accommodation available
- Remote location
- Various locations
Tasks
- Fly fixed wing aircrafts or helicopters
- Follow emergency procedures to compensate for equipment malfunction or failure
- Monitor operation of engine and aircraft systems during flight
- Perform post-flight inspections
- Record equipment malfunctions and corrective actions taken during flight
- Report required repairs to ground maintenance personnel
- 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
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
- Commercial Pilot Licence - rotors
- Restricted Radiotelephone Operator Licence
- Visual Flight Rating
Security and safety
Medical exam
Transportation/travel information
- Valid driver's licence
- Willing to travel regularly
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Fast-paced environment
- Attention to detail
- Hand-eye co-ordination
Own tools/equipment
Safety equipment/gear
Personal suitability
- Excellent oral communication
- Excellent written communication
- Organized
- Client focus
- Flexibility
- Reliability
Screening questions
- Are you authorized to work in Canada?
- Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?
Experience
Experience an asset
Financial benefits
- As per collective agreement
- Bonus
- Commission
- Gasoline paid
Other benefits
- Other benefits
- Transportation provided by employer
Support for mature workers
Applies hiring policies that discourage age discrimination
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Interest Codes
- OBJECTIVE
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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
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Interest in analyzing information to test new aircraft to evaluate performance
- DIRECTIVE
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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
Abilities
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