Helicopter Pilot

Air Methods•Holyoke, CO

2d•$82,900 - $93,251•Onsite

About The Position

Air Methods is hiring a Helicopter Pilot for HCA Healthone AirLife, operating a B407 under Visual Flight Rules (VFR) in the Holyoke, Colorado area. The pilot ensures aircraft and weather conditions are suitable for transporting medical crew and patients to receiving hospitals within the assigned operational area. The role requires compliance with Federal Aviation Regulations, the Aeronautical Information Manual, General Operations Manual guidelines, and Air Methods policies and procedures. The pilot has final authority over aircraft operations and the safety of passengers, cargo, and equipment. Compensation ranges from $82,900 to $93,251 annually, with a $25,000 stipend, an experience stipend of up to $12,000, and a $15,000 sign-on bonus. Off-duty housing is available. Mountain time is preferred.

Requirements

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.
Maintain a weight not exceeding 250 pounds and be less than 70 years old.
Have flown in category within the previous 24 months.
For the VFR program: 2,000 total flight hours, including at least 1,500 hours in category.
For the VFR program: 1,000 hours PIC in category.
For the VFR program: 500 hours of rotor-wing turbine time.
For the VFR program: 200 hours of cross-country flight time, including at least 50 hours at night.
For the VFR program: 100 hours of unaided night as PIC; 50 hours of unaided time may be substituted by 100 hours of NVG time, but unaided time cannot be reduced below 50 hours.
For the VFR program: 50 hours of actual or hood instrument time in flight and in category. For a rotor-wing candidate with a fixed-wing rating, 100 or more hours of fixed-wing actual or hood instrument time may reduce the rotor-wing instrument-time requirement to 25 hours.
Hold an instrument rating for the aircraft category and class; an ATP rating in category meets this requirement.
Hold a fixed-wing multiengine rating for twin-engine aircraft.
Hold a commercial single-engine land rating for single-engine aircraft.
Hold a First or Second Class FAA Medical certificate.
Maintain positive interpersonal relationships with colleagues, EMS representatives, hospitals, and the public, and support a friendly, professional working environment.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree preferred.
Mountain time preferred.

Responsibilities

Operate Air Methods aircraft safely and legally.
Complete pre-flight checks before each flight and verify airworthiness by signing the Daily Flight Log; perform a complete 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.
Know 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.
Conduct detailed flight planning to exacting standards, often with little notice.
Participate regularly in Air Methods meetings, activities, projects, committees, and community outreach.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Maintain regular scheduled attendance.