About This Role
Life Flight Network, a not-for-profit air ambulance organization, is hiring a Fixed Wing Pilot based in Hilo, Hawaii to safely operate Pilatus (PC-12) aircraft transporting critically ill and injured patients. The role involves varied and on-call shifts and demands strong leadership and communication skills in high-stress situations.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Perform pre-flight and post-flight inspections
- safely plan flights, load passengers (including patients), baggage and cargo, and analyze weather conditions
- maintain logs and records and prepare written reports
- and clean the aircraft, unit quarters and hangar. The pilot must ensure adherence to Life Flight Network's safety and risk management culture, preserve safety rules, report safety concerns immediately, and remain knowledgeable about all safety and risk management policies and procedures.
What We Offer
Competitive pay401(k) with a 100% vested employer contributiontenure bonusescomprehensive medical, dental, and vision coveragecompany-paid life and AD&D insurancecompany-paid short- and long-term disability insurancewellness reimbursement programcomplimentary Life Flight Network membership for the employee and householdpaid parental leaveadoption assistancebereavement leave (including for pets)paid volunteer timegenerous paid time offtuition and training reimbursementPublic Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) eligible employeremployee recognition awardsand a multilingual stipend.
Requirements
- Applicants must hold an FAA Airline Transport Pilot certificate and have a minimum of 5 years' experience as a professional pilot. Required flight experience includes 2,500 hours PIC in airplanes, 1,500 turbine hours, 500 hours in a turboprop aircraft, 250 hours instrument time, and 250 hours of unaided night time. A high school diploma or equivalent is required
- a Bachelor's degree in aviation or a related field is preferred. A current FAA Second Class flight physical is required. Preferred qualifications include 25 hours operating a PC-12 with successful completion of ground and flight school within the last 12 months, recent air medical transportation experience, and mountain experience. If the applicant does not hold a single-engine (SE) ATP certificate at hire, it is expected to be added during Initial Hire training at FlightSafety or by the first annual recurrent training event
- the cost of any required ATP written exam is at the applicant's expense while the additional checkride is covered by Life Flight Network. Candidates must also be proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, have strong verbal/written communication and customer service skills, and hold a valid driver's license with an insured automobile in good repair for travel across the service area.