Helicopter Pilot

Air Methods•Lake City, FL

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Air Methods is hiring a Helicopter Pilot in Lake City, Florida, to operate a B407 GXP with Bell Auto-Pilot under VFR conditions. The pilot ensures aircraft and weather conditions are airworthy for transporting medical crew and patients to a receiving hospital 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. A $15,000 sign-on bonus and off-duty housing are listed as available.

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.
Must have flown in category for a commercial operator or in the military within the previous 24 months.
Maintain positive interpersonal relationships with colleagues, EMS representatives, hospitals, and the public, and contribute to a friendly, professional working environment.
For the VFR program: 2,000 total flight hours, including at least 1,500 hours in category; 1,000 hours PIC in category; 500 hours of rotor-wing turbine time; 200 hours of cross-country flight time, including at least 50 hours at night; and 100 hours of unaided night as PIC. Up to 50 hours of unaided night 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; simulator time does not count. For a rotor-wing candidate with a fixed-wing rating, at least 100 hours of fixed-wing actual or hood instrument time may reduce the rotor-wing requirement to 25 hours.
Commercial and Instrument ratings for the applicable aircraft category and class; an ATP rating in category meets this requirement.
First- or Second-Class FAA Medical Certificate.
Subject to DOT/FAA drug and alcohol testing, including pre-employment, random, reasonable-cause/suspicion, and post-accident testing.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree preferred.

Responsibilities

Operate Air Methods aircraft safely and legally.
Complete a pre-flight inspection before every flight, verify airworthiness, and sign off on the Daily Flight Log; perform a complete aircraft walk-around before entering the cockpit and after each flight.
Serve as the final authority for aircraft operations and the safety of passengers, cargo, and equipment.
Maintain familiarity with aircraft and medical systems on 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, often with little notice, to exacting standards.
Participate regularly in Air Methods meetings, activities, projects, committees, and community outreach.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Maintain regular scheduled attendance.