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Coulson Group

Corporate / Biz Av

United States flagUnited States | Portland (OR)

Captain - C-130/100 Hercules

Employment - Permanent

Minimum requirements

Total time
2000 hours
Multi-engine
1000 hours
Type rating
Not required (Training Provided)
Flight time notes
  • 500 hours of IFR experience
Preferred time
  • 4,000+ hours total flight time
  • Previous C-130, LAT, or VLAT experience
  • Initial Attack aerial firefighting experience
  • Low-level tactical flying in complex or mountainous terrain
  • Multi-crew, crew-resource-management–intensive cockpit experience
License req.
CPL, IR, ME
Open to Lic. Holders
FAA
Medical
Class 1
Visa sponsorship
Not provided

Preferred

  • Exceptional CRM, threat and error management, and sound aeronautical decision-making
  • Calm, decisive communicator under pressure
  • High situational awareness in rapidly evolving fire environments
  • Safety-driven, mission-focused, and ready for on-call deployment during peak fire seasons

Work conditions

The Role

As a C-130 Initial Attack Pilot, your decisions and execution in the first hours of a fire can change the outcome entirely. You will be entrusted with one of the most capable firefighting aircraft in the world, operating at the sharp end of wildfire response. Supporting ground firefighters is our passion, and we need you to help us help them—so together, we can protect our communities and our state and national forest lands, not only here at home, but internationally as well

Mission

Conduct time-critical wildfire response missions delivering retardant with our specialized water/retardant dropping tanking systems in the most challenging terrain and congested airspace environments you will see as a professional aviator. You will work shoulder-to-shoulder with Air Attack, ground resources, and agency partners to slow fire growth when it matters most.

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Base location

United States flagUnited States | Portland (OR)
Base location iconPDX - Portland (OR)

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