About This Role
DST LLC seeks a full-time B300/C208 Captain based in Southern Pines, North Carolina. The Captain serves as pilot in command, ensuring safe and legal operations under FAA regulations and the DST Flight Operations Manual. The role includes customer coordination, flight planning, special-activity coordination with air traffic control, aircraft and flight documentation, and operations in both single-pilot and two-pilot environments. Work is primarily on weekdays, but customer needs require variable hours, evenings, weekends, travel and short-notice availability.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Serve as pilot in command and operate the aircraft safely and legally in accordance with FAA regulations and the DST Flight Operations Manual.
- Plan flights, perform pre-flight planning and inspections, navigate and fly the aircraft, monitor the flight, communicate with air traffic control and coordinate special activities.
- Use crew resource management procedures in single-pilot and two-pilot operations, and brief everyone on board about safety and egress before flight.
- Communicate with customers to establish flight and schedule objectives while keeping safety the first priority.
- Complete post-flight tasks and inspections, report mechanical issues or concerns to Maintenance and the Chief Pilot, and complete aircraft administration documents for time tracking and manifests.
- Maintain prompt and regular attendance.
What We Offer
DST LLC pays for employee health, dental and vision insurance, as well as short-term disability, long-term disability, basic life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance.The package also lists supplemental Aflac, gap and TriCare insurance, supplemental basic life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance, a 401(k), accrued paid time off and floating holiday time.
Requirements
- A high school diploma or equivalent is required.
- Applicants need commercial privileges for both airplane multi-engine land and airplane single-engine land, an Instrument Airplane rating and an IFR rating.
- Minimum total time is 1,000 hours for the C208 or 1,500 hours for the B350.
- Preferred qualifications are a bachelor’s degree and at least 1,500 hours total time for the C208 or 3,000 hours for the B350.
- Applicants must have a current passport with unrestricted international travel privileges, a valid driver’s license and U.S. citizenship.
- They must hold or be able to obtain at least a DOD Top Secret clearance, pass a DOT/FAA regulated drug screening and hold a current FAA First or Second Class Medical.
- The Captain must be able to arrive at SOP within two hours of a call-out.
- The full-time schedule is primarily Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., with variable workdays, required evening and weekend work, and customer-requested travel that can include overnight stays and up to two weeks away per month.