Helicopter Pilot

Job Responsibilities

• Operate Air Methods aircraft in a safe and legal manner
• Complete pre-flight checks before every flight and verify aircraft airworthiness through the Daily Flight Log
• Perform a complete aircraft walk-around before entering the cockpit and after each flight
• Exercise final authority over aircraft operations and the safety of passengers, cargo, and equipment
• Maintain familiarity with aircraft and medical systems of backup aircraft used in the operational area
• Ensure the medical flight team is familiar and comfortable with the medical interior and systems
• Complete required documentation
• Conduct detailed flight planning with little notice to exacting standards
• Participate regularly in Air Methods meetings, activities, projects, committees, and community outreach
• Perform other duties as assigned
• Transport medical crew and patients to receiving hospitals within the assigned operational area
• Maintain aircraft and weather conditions as airworthy for medical transport

• Associate’s degree (A.A.) or equivalent from two-year college or technical school and two to five years’ related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Bachelor’s degree preferred
• Weight not to exceed 250 pounds
• Must be less than seventy (70) years old
• Pilots must have flown in category within the previous 24 months
• 2500 total flight hours with minimum of 2000 flight hours in category
• 1000 hours PIC in category
• 500 hours of rotor wing turbine time
• 500 hours of cross-country flight time, at least 50 hours of which were at night
• 100 hours unaided night as PIC, with permitted NVG substitution subject to the stated limits
• 75 hours of actual or simulated instrument time, at least 50 hours in flight in an aircraft, including 20 hours in actual instrument conditions in category
• Instrument rating for category and class of aircraft; ATP rating in category meets this requirement
• Fixed wing multiengine rating required for twin-engine aircraft
• Commercial single-engine land required for single-engine aircraft
• First OR Second Class FAA Medical certificate required
• Knowledge of and compliance with FAR, AIM, GOM, and Air Methods policies and procedures
• Regular scheduled attendance (7 days on/7 days off, 12-hour shifts)

Demonstrates extensive flight experience with a focus on safety and compliance, including proficiency in rotor wing turbine operations and adherence to FAA regulations. Capable of conducting thorough pre-flight checks and detailed flight planning while ensuring the comfort and safety of medical crews and patients.

• 2500 Total Flight Hours
• 2000 Flight Hours In Category
• 1000 Hours PIC In Category
• First OR Second Class FAA Medical Certificate
• Knowledge Of FAR, AIM, GOM

• Rotor Wing Turbine Operations
• Flight Planning
• Pre-Flight Checks
• Aircraft Walk-Around
• Instrument Rating
• Commercial Single-Engine Land
• Fixed Wing Multiengine Rating
• Cross-Country Flight Time
• Night Flight Experience
• Documentation Completion

• Leadership
• Communication
• Team Collaboration
• Attention To Detail
• Problem Solving

• FAA Medical Certificate
• Instrument Rating
• ATP Rating

• Air Methods
• Medical Transport
• Flight Safety
• Aircraft Airworthiness
• Operational Area