Deputy Chief Pilot

Are you a Deputy Chief Pilot looking for a new exciting opportunity within the Aviation?

Join Starspeed!

Starspeed is considered as one of the most highly regarded corporate and VIP helicopter management, charter and training companies in Europe. We are a growing company where you can look forward to a successful career in a supportive environment. The company manages many varied and interesting projects, including Polar Expedition Cruises and a scheduled airline service.

The Role

We are currently looking for a Deputy Chief Pilot who will support the Chief Pilot for all matter affecting Flight Operations, with specific concern for the safe execution of those operations.

1. Policy Implementation: Enforcing company operations policy as defined by the Accountable Manager.


2. Safety and Efficiency: Ensuring flight safety, operational efficiency, aircrew discipline, and currency checks are maintained.


3. Compliance: Ensuring each flight adheres to the operations manual and legislation and maintaining and amending various flight-related documents, including aircraft flight manuals, air pilot information, NOTAMs, information circulars, regulations, maps, charts, and flight guides.


4. Document Validation: Verifying the validity of essential documents for each flight, such as airworthiness certificates, registration, radio licenses, insurance, customs forms, and fuel carnets.


5. Aircrew Management: Selecting and appointing aircrew, managing their records, and overseeing their inductions, conversions, training, and testing.


6. Manuals and Instructions: Producing, revising, and amending the company operations manual, flying staff instructions, and administrative notices.


7. Licensing and Scheduling: Recording aircrew license details, scheduling and rostering aircrew in accordance with regulations, and managing flight time limitations.


8. Record Maintenance: Keeping records of aircrew duties and flight times and monitoring post-flight documentation.


9. Reporting and Liaison: Processing discretion reports, liaising with authorities on flight safety matters, and operating the Mandatory Occurrence Reporting Scheme (MORS).


10. Airworthiness and Operational Data: Collaborating on airworthiness matters and preparing operational data such as aerodrome minima, performance data, loading instructions, flight plans, and checklists.

About you

· Rotary Type Rating is essential (B429, EC135, H145, and or S76 desirable).

· Minimum 2000 Hours PIC, with previous experience as a Lead Pilot or Senior Pilot.

. UK CAA licence essential.

· Have effective communication & time management skills.

· Excellent in problem solving and decision making.

. Good IT skills.

If you want to join a great team, send your CV at [email protected].