Looking for an exciting career with Nevada Highway Patrol Flight Operations? Are you a pilot interested in flying NHP aircraft? Do you want to become an airborne traffic observer?

The Department of Public Safety- Nevada Highway Patrol aircraft fleet consists of three fixed wing, single engine Cessna aircraft: a turbocharged 1977 Cessna 210 Centurion, a 1982 Cessna Skylane 182 RG, and a 1984 Cessna 172 RG Cutlass.

Listed below you will find links that direct you to the requirements and criteria needed in becoming  an NHP Pilot, Backup Pilot, or Airborne Traffic Observer.

                        Visit our web page at  http://dps.nv.gov/recruitment.shtml

NHP Pilot requirements

• 1,000 hours Pilot In Command Airplane Single Engine Land.
• FAA Commercial Pilot license with an Instrument rating.
• FAA First or Second class medical certificate.
• Rank of DPS Sergeant or DPS Lieutenant.
• Certified as an NHP Airborne Traffic Observer.
• Must have 2 years’ experience with the NHP as a traffic officer.
• NV P.O.S.T. certified as an instructor.

                  Visit link for additional details  http://dop.nv.gov/schematic13.htm

                  Scroll down to DPS SERGEANT - CODE 13.205

NHP Backup Pilot

• 250 hours Pilot In Command Airplane Single Engine Land.
• FAA Commercial Pilot license with an Instrument rating.
• FAA First or Second class medical certificate.
• Must hold the rank of DPS Officer II with 2 years’ traffic experience.
• Certified as an NHP Airborne Traffic Observer.

Airborne Traffic Observer

• Good health and not prone to motion sickness.
• Two years’ experience with the NHP as a traffic officer.
• Must have attended and passed the NHP Airborne Observer Course.