Federal contractor Engineering & Information Technologies Inc. is looking to recruit 100 private pilots to perform a one-day paid research study related to aviation safety for the FAA Civil Aerospace Medical Institute.
EIT supports the FAA’s research and development efforts at the FAA’s William J. Hughes Technical Center at the Atlantic City International Airport in New Jersey, and the study will be conducted there. During the eight-hour day, pilots will be expected to operate a single-engine, fixed-wing flight simulator in aid of aviation safety in the field of human factors.
In a phone call, EIT Senior Program Manager Clay Clary said, “As a CFI I would like to clarify that you’re not getting paid for flying an airplane; as a private pilot you’re not allowed to fly for hire, but as a research subject in a flight simulator.” The pay will be determined “after submission and approval of all required documents.” If and how much compensation would be granted for travel expenses will be decided on a case-by-case basis.
Applicants are not eligible if their six-month currency includes operations of rotorcraft or gliders. “It’s a very narrow category,” said Clary.