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The Ohio Department of Transportation Columbus, Ohio:
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- Acts as lead worker over other flight crew members & conducts all weather passenger transportation, aerial photography & general utility flights as pilot-in-command or second-in-command.
- Oversees & coordinates flight schedule with other departments; performs aviation programmatic activities & aviation safety, aircraft safety & airport safety & security functions; & oversees standardization of flight operations & training of flight crews.
- Oversees or conducts aircraft preflight planning (e.g., weather forecasts, flight routes, fuel planning, destination weather); adjusts flight profiles in response to dynamic conditions.
- Ensures compliance with applicable FAA & International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) regulations & ODOT flight operation procedures.
- Conducts post-maintenance checks for flights & training flights. Coordinates aircraft safety & standardization & flight & ground safety programs.
- Pilots passenger aircraft for enforcement activities (e.g., marijuana eradication missions for Bureau of Criminal Identification & Investigation to include very low-level flights over fields suspected as being used for criminal narcotic activity); pilots passenger aircraft for Ohio Department of Natural Resources activities (e.g., wildlife transport, fish enforcement, aerial observation).
- Participates in one or more special program areas (e.g., certifies airports for commercial purposes when criteria for operations have been met; provides information to local officials regarding Ohio Administrative Code (OAC) requirements; uses Microsoft Word & Excel computer software to prepare aviation safety & pilot training information for dissemination at Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) seminars; cooperates with Ohio State Highway Patrol (OSHP) regarding accident investigations; processes aircraft registrations; conducts safety inspections of airports, heliports & seaplane bases; provides technical assistance to airport management in areas such as training, project planning or location, construction & airport safety, security & operations; inspects airport pavement; promotes aviation safety & education through international art contest, annual airports conference & technical training;
conducts aeronautical studies of proposed construction around airports & issues permits under Airport Protection Act; publishes Ohio Airport Directory, Ohio Aeronautical Chart & Ohio Aviation News & maintains aviation website). - Attends recurrent aircraft training. Demonstrates aircraft proficiency through proficiency checks. Performs miscellaneous duties as assigned.
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