About This Role
Air Methods Pilots is seeking a fixed-wing pilot for the Airlift Northwest PC12 IFR operation in Yakima, Washington. The pilot transports medical crews and patients to receiving hospitals within an assigned operational area and is responsible for safe, legal, and airworthy operations in changing aircraft and weather conditions. The role supports Air Methods’ air-medical mission, which operates 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, and includes a 7/7 schedule with 12-hour shifts.
Duties & Responsibilities
- The pilot operates Air Methods aircraft safely and legally while transporting medical crew and patients to receiving hospitals within the assigned operational area.
- Before every flight, the pilot completes the pre-flight inspection and signs off the Daily Flight Log to verify that the aircraft is airworthy, performs a complete aircraft walk-around before entering the cockpit, and repeats the walk-around after each flight.
- The pilot has final authority over aircraft operations and the safety of passengers, cargo, and equipment.
- Duties include maintaining thorough familiarity with the aircraft and medical systems of backup aircraft used in the operational area, ensuring that the medical flight team is familiar and comfortable with the medical interior and systems, completing all required documentation, and conducting detailed flight planning to exacting standards, including with little notice.
- The position also participates regularly in Air Methods meetings, activities, projects, committees, and community outreach, and performs other duties as assigned.
- The pilot must comply with applicable Federal Aviation Regulations, the Aeronautical Information Manual, General Operations Manual guidelines, and Air Methods policies and procedures.
What We Offer
The posting advertises a salary range of $82,900 to $93,251, an experience stipend of up to $12,000, a $50,000 stipend, off-duty housing, and a $15,000 sign-on bonus. The benefits package includes health, dental, and vision coveragea competitive 401(k) retirement planflexible spending account benefit planstuition reimbursementfully company-paid life insuranceAD&D insuranceshort- and long-term disability insurancebusiness travel accident insurancevoluntary legal benefitsrelocation assistanceand employee assistance and benefit concierge service programs.
Requirements
- The posting requires an associate degree or equivalent education from a two-year college or technical school, together with two to five years of related experience and/or training, or an equivalent combination of education and experience
- a bachelor’s degree is preferred. Pilots must have flown in category within the previous 24 months, maintain a weight of no more than 250 pounds, and be under 70 years of age. For the IFR program, the stated requirements are 2,500 total flight hours, at least 2,000 hours in category, 1,000 hours PIC in category, 500 hours of cross-country flight time including at least 50 hours at night, 500 hours of turbine time, 100 hours of night flight time, and 100 hours of flight in actual instrument conditions in category. The ALNW requirements state 2,500 total flight hours with at least 2,500 hours in category, 150 hours of night flight time, 300 hours of flight in actual instrument conditions in category, and 50 hours in make and model. Required credentials include an instrument rating for the applicable category and class, with an ATP rating in category satisfying the instrument-rating requirement
- a fixed-wing multiengine rating is required for twin-engine aircraft, while commercial single-engine land is required for single-engine aircraft. A first- or second-class FAA Medical certificate is also required.