Pilot Rotor Wing

Air Methods•DeFuniak Springs, FL

9d•$99,480 - $124,651•Onsite

About The Position

Air Methods is hiring a helicopter pilot for Walton Air Rescue in DeFuniak Springs, Florida, to operate a 407GXP under Visual Flight Rules (VFR). The pilot operates aircraft for air medical transport and is responsible for safe, legal operations and the safety of passengers, cargo, and equipment. The position includes scheduled attendance and approximately 10% travel. The listed salary range is $99,480–$124,651, including stipends and ACCRA, and the posting offers a $15,000 sign-on bonus. The position is subject to internal bid until 10/29/26 and will remain posted until filled, with a minimum posting period of three days. Air Methods provides air medical transport resources 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. The company describes its focus as patient care and aviation safety, and notes that it serves more than 100,000 patients per year. DeFuniak Springs is described as a historic Florida Panhandle community with Victorian-era architecture and natural beauty.

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 younger than 70 years of age.
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 help maintain 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; 100 hours of unaided night as PIC (50 hours may be substituted with 100 hours of NVG time, but at least 50 hours unaided is required); and 50 hours of actual or hood instrument time in flight and in category. 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 instrument requirement to 25 hours.
For the IFR program: 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; 100 hours of night flight time; and 75 hours of actual or simulated instrument time, including at least 50 hours in flight in an aircraft and 20 hours in actual instrument conditions in category.
Hold a Commercial rating and Instrument rating for the category and class of aircraft; an ATP rating in category also meets this requirement.
Hold a First- or Second-Class FAA Medical Certificate.
Comply with DOT/FAA drug and alcohol testing requirements, including pre-employment, random, reasonable cause/suspicion, and post-accident testing.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree preferred.

Responsibilities

Operate Air Methods aircraft in a safe and legal manner.
Complete a pre-flight inspection before every flight, verify airworthiness by signing the Daily Flight Log, and conduct 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.
Maintain 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.
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.