FLIGHT OPERATIONS SPECIALIST (TITLE 32)

Flight Operations Specialist

As a FLIGHT OPERATIONS SPECIALIST (TITLE 32), GS-2102-8, conduct preflight pilot briefings in accordance with National Guard regulations and directives; brief pilots on mission, aircraft and flight plan; brief and provide pilots with information on mission restrictions, on-route navigational facilities and equipment, hazards and terrain; weather forecasts, notices to airmen (NOTAMS) and deviations to flight plans when required; be responsible for assuring pilot and crew are qualified in aircraft to be flown and for type of mission to be performed; be responsible for completion of risk analysis projection; determine when flight requires higher level approving authority; sign briefing documents upon completion of mission preflight briefings, make recommendations to pilot-in-charge when flights should not be attempted; conduct post mission debriefs; provide flight following services for all local and maintenance test flights; be responsible for direct voice communication with aviators in flight to transmit and receive information; process extended and local clearances, including examination for conformance with flight rules and regulations; process, clear and transmit flight plans and flight progress messages to appropriate agencies (FSS, ACT tower, ARTCC); be responsible for initiating search and rescue for overdue aircraft and implementing the crash rescue plan in the event of an aircraft accident; prepare, maintain and file records, charts, graphs, and reports allied to flight operations and flight training activities; compile and summarize reports for analysis; maintain and account for aircrew training records, medical recommendations, aeronautical orders, physiological training, and aviation service data; maintain arrival and dispatch records for inbound and outbound aircraft; schedule and dispatch assigned aircraft and aircrews; serve as the Synthetic Flight Training System (SFTS) coordinator by scheduling and providing necessary administrative support for aviator training; maintain current file of aircraft flying regulations and navigational information; supervise on-the-job training of unit flight operations personnel performing equivalent training or accomplishing a split unit training assembly at the facility.