Seaplane Pilot - Seasonal

Seaplane Pilot - Seasonal

Location: Ketchikan

Taquan Air in Ketchikan is looking to fill pilot positions for Summer 2025. We operate DeHavilland Beavers and Turbine Otters on straight floats exclusively. All pilot positions involve flying freight and mail to multiple destinations near Ketchikan, as well as on and around Prince of Wales Island. The summer season will include flight seeing tours to the Misty Fjords National Monument and surrounding areas. Applicants must be physically fit and able to load and unload cargo, have good customer service skills, be able to work well with others as part of a team, with good judgement and a safety-first frame of mind.

Seasonal Seaplane Pilot

VT - Pilot - Ketchikan, Alaska

We operate DeHavilland Beavers and Turbine Otters on straight floats exclusively. All pilot positions involve flying freight and mail to multiple destinations near Ketchikan, as well as on and around Prince of Wales Island. The summer season will include flight seeing tours to the Misty Fjords National Monument and surrounding areas. Applicants must be physically fit and able to load and unload cargo, have good customer service skills, be able to work well with others as part of a team, with good judgement and a safety-first frame of mind.

REQUIREMENTS FOR PILOTS:

• Commercial Pilot Certificate with Airplane Single-engine Sea Rating
• 500 hours total time
• 100 hours cross-country time, including 25 hours night cross-country time
• Instrument Rating or ATP (per FAR 135.243)
• Taquan Air will consider a variety of experience levels, but 1000 hours total time and 50 hours on floats is preferred.
• A history of instructing seaplane applicants is a definite plus.

REQUIREMENTS FOR CHIEF PILOT:

• All of the above, plus 3 years experience flying under FAR Part 121 or 135.
• This experience must have occurred within the last 6 years for first time Chief Pilots (per FAR 119.71).
• The Chief Pilot will be expected to manage the pilot staff, leading by example while assuring adherence to Taquan Air’s complete devotion to safety.