About This Role
Air Methods Pilots is recruiting fixed-wing pool pilots for EMS air medical operations using PC12, PC12NGX and BE200 aircraft. Pilots may live anywhere in the PacWest Region—Alaska, Arizona, California, Nevada or Washington—and will be assigned to a base nationwide where operational need exists. The role transports medical crews and patients safely to receiving hospitals, with pilots holding final operational authority and supporting 24/7 community air medical service.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Operate Air Methods aircraft safely and legally while transporting medical crew and patients.
- Complete a pre-flight inspection before every flight, verify airworthiness through the Daily Flight Log, and conduct a full 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 thorough familiarity with the aircraft and medical systems of backup aircraft in the operating area, and ensure the medical flight team is familiar and comfortable with the medical interior and systems.
- Complete required documentation, conduct detailed flight planning on short notice to exacting standards, participate regularly in Air Methods meetings, activities, projects, committees and community outreach, and perform other assigned duties.
What We Offer
Compensation includes a base salary range of $82,900 to $93,251 per year, a $3,000 IFR stipend, an experience stipend of up to $12,000, off-duty housing availability, a $15,000 sign-on bonus and an ACCRA rate of 110%. Benefits include health, dental and vision coveragea competitive 401(k) retirement planflexible spending account benefit planstuition reimbursementcompany-paid life insuranceAD&D insuranceshort- and long-term disability insurancebusiness travel accident insurancevoluntary legal coveragerelocation assistanceand employee assistance and benefit concierge programs.
Requirements
- Applicants need an associate’s degree or equivalent education from a two-year college or technical school, plus two to five years of related experience and/or training, or an equivalent combination
- a bachelor’s degree is preferred. Required flight experience includes 2,500 total flight hours, at least 2,000 hours in category, 1,000 PIC hours in category, 500 cross-country hours including at least 50 night hours, 500 turbine hours, 100 night hours and 100 hours in actual instrument conditions in category. Pilots must have flown in category within the previous 24 months. The position requires an instrument rating for the applicable category and class, a fixed-wing multiengine rating for twin-engine aircraft, and a commercial single-engine land qualification for single-engine aircraft
- an ATP rating in category meets the instrument-rating requirement. A first- or second-class FAA medical certificate is required. Employees must weigh no more than 250 pounds and be under 70 years of age.