About This Role
Air Methods is recruiting a full-time fixed wing pilot for PC12 IFR air ambulance operations in Carlsbad, New Mexico. The pilot supports air medical transport and has final authority over aircraft operations and the safety of passengers, cargo and equipment. The position combines aircraft airworthiness checks, detailed flight planning at short notice, operational documentation and coordination with the medical flight team. The schedule is seven days on and seven days off with 12-hour shifts. The posting advertises a $60,000 base stipend, off-duty housing and a $15,000 sign-on bonus.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Operate Air Methods aircraft safely and legally, retaining final authority over aircraft operations and the safety of passengers, cargo and equipment.
- Complete a preflight inspection before every flight, verify airworthiness and sign off the Daily Flight Log.
- Perform a complete aircraft walk-around before entering the cockpit for flight and after each flight.
- Maintain thorough familiarity 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 required documentation and conduct detailed flight planning to exacting standards with little notice.
- Participate regularly in company meetings, activities, projects, committees and community outreach, and perform other assigned duties.
- The position has no supervisory responsibilities.
What We Offer
The posting advertises a $60,000 base stipend, off-duty housing and a $15,000 sign-on bonus.The work schedule is seven days on and seven days off with 12-hour shifts.It lists experience-based pay steps of $82,900, $86,216, $89,665 and $93,251, without specifying the period for those figures.Separate pay fields state minimum pay of USD $104,249.60 per year and maximum pay of USD $50.12 per hour.Additional benefits information is available through the linked company benefits page, but specific additional benefits are not described in this posting.
Requirements
- Applicants must have an associate’s degree or equivalent from a two-year college or technical school and 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 maintain a weight of no more than 250 pounds and be younger than 70. Pilots must 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 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. An instrument rating appropriate to the aircraft category and class is required
- an ATP rating in category satisfies that instrument-rating requirement. Commercial single-engine land certification is required for single-engine aircraft, while a fixed wing multiengine rating is required for twin-engine aircraft. A First or Second Class FAA Medical certificate is required. Applicants must be able to perform the essential functions of the role, maintain positive and professional relationships with colleagues, EMS representatives, hospitals and the public, attend regularly on the seven-days-on/seven-days-off schedule with 12-hour shifts, and follow Air Methods employment practices and policies. Reasonable accommodations are available in accordance with applicable laws where they do not create an undue burden. Internal bidding ends November 5, 2026.