(Minimum technical requirements for service with AIM AIR)
Pilot
- Commercial Pilot License with Instrument Rating
- 500 hours total flight time, including 100 hours in high performance aircraft
- 2nd Class FAA Medical Certificate (or equivalent)
- Mechanic Certificate with both Airframe & Powerplant Ratings (or equivalent signing authority)
- Successful completion of an approved Flight and Maintenance Technical Evaluation and Orientation
Maintenance Technician
- Mechanic Certificate with both Airframe & Powerplant Ratings (or equivalent signing authority)
- 1 year of experience within the last seven years on general aviation aircraft
- Successful completion of a Maintenance Technical Evaluation and Orientation
Avionics Technician
- General Class Amateur Radio License (or equivalent)
- Completed electronics training at an approved school or have compensating experience, including training, in electronics repair, maintenance or design facility. Training and/or experience will be considered by AIM AIR on an individual basis.
Maintenance Specialist
- Inspection Authorization (IA) from FAA or CAA ‘A’ and ‘C’ licenses and a ‘B’ or a ‘D’ license (or equivalent signing authority)
- 3 years experience within the last seven years on general aviation aircraft
- Complete a maintenance evaluation and orientation as specified by AIM AIR
Avionics Specialist
- General Radiotelephone Operator License (or equivalent)
- General Class Amateur Radio License (or equivalent)
- Aircraft Mechanic Certificate with Airframe License (or equivalent signing authority)
- Completed avionics training at an approved school or have compensating experience, including training, in a licensed avionics repair facility. Details of training and/or experience must be forwarded to AIM AIR for review
- Minimum of 1 year experience in the last five years in general aviation avionics repair or avionics installations
Administrative/Support Personnel
Personnel with experience in aviation management, finance, accounting, information technology, office & administrative skills, flight scheduling, inventory, and logistics are needed. Short-term or long-term opportunities in these areas may be available at any time and should be communicated from AIM AIR management to AIM recruiters and partner organizations.
What’s a TE and a TO?
The AIM AIR Technical Evaluation is a 10-day assessment of a candidate’s technical abilities, including both flight and maintenance skills, as applicable. The TE is not just another check ride. Rather, it is a very thorough, skill-oriented “employment interview.” It is a whole-person evaluation covering everything from pre-flight to tiedown, and for the mechanic everything from opening the shop in the morning to lockup at night.
Some key characteristics of successful missionary pilots and mechanics: professionalism, proficiency, PIC mentality, knowledge, teachability, and good judgment. TE’s are run from August through January each year and must be scheduled by the AIM AIR Representative after the candidate has met the above license and experience requirements. The Technical Orientation typically takes place the year after a candidate successfully completes his TE The TO is an 8-week training course on how to safely get the most performance out of a Cessna 206, and how to maintain it in the mission environment. The Technical Orientation training takes place in September and October.
Both of these events are held at the JAARS Center, Waxhaw, NC. The actual evaluation and training is carried out by JAARS staff under the direction of and in consultation with an AIM AIR representative. Successful completion of both events are requirements AIM AIR pilots and mechanics.
For additional information contact the AIM AIR Representative.
