- Mission planning (including aircraft performance calculations)
- Weather interpretation and reporting
- Ground support coordination, air traffic control coordination.
- Managing FAA record compliance
- Maintaining all required charts, publications, and manuals
- Moving aircraft in and out of hanger
- Performing a pre-flight and a post-flight inspection of the aircraft which includes cleaning the exterior and interior after each aerial flight mission.
- Extensive travel on long deployments
- Must be able to work on mornings and late evenings