About This Role
Air Methods Pilots is hiring a Fixed Wing Pilot for HCA Healthone AirLife's BE200 IFR operation in Englewood, Colorado. The role supports 24/7, 365-day air medical transport and requires pilots to maintain aircraft, weather, regulatory, and operational readiness while transporting medical crews and patients. The posting advertises a 7/7 schedule with 12-hour shifts, a $15,000 sign-on bonus, an annual pay range of $82,900 to $93,251, and a comprehensive benefits package.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Operate Air Methods aircraft safely and legally while retaining final authority over aircraft operations and the safety of passengers, cargo, and equipment.
- Complete a pre-flight inspection before every flight, verify airworthiness through the Daily Flight Log, perform a full aircraft walk-around before entering the cockpit and after each flight, and conduct detailed flight planning to exacting standards, often with little notice.
- Maintain thorough knowledge of and compliance with Federal Aviation Regulations, the Aeronautical Information Manual, General Operations Manual guidelines, and Air Methods policies and procedures.
- Be familiar with the aircraft and medical systems of backup aircraft used in the operational area, and ensure the medical flight team is familiar and comfortable with the medical interior and systems.
- Complete all required documentation, participate regularly in company meetings, activities, projects, committees, and community outreach, and perform other assigned duties.
What We Offer
Benefits include 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 servicesrelocation assistanceand employee assistance and benefit concierge programs. The posting also advertises a $15,000 sign-on bonus.
Requirements
- Applicants must hold an associate's degree or equivalent 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. Flight crew members must weigh no more than 250 pounds, be under 70 years old, and have flown in category within the previous 24 months. The IFR programme requires 2,500 total flight hours, including at least 2,000 hours in category, 1,000 PIC hours in category, 500 cross-country hours with at least 50 at night, 500 turbine hours, 100 night flight hours, and 100 hours in actual instrument conditions in category. An instrument rating for the applicable category and class is required, with an ATP rating in category accepted as meeting that requirement. A fixed-wing multiengine rating is required for twin-engine aircraft, and a commercial single-engine land qualification is required for single-engine aircraft. Applicants must hold a first- or second-class FAA medical certificate.