Helicopter Pilot

Air Methods•Lake City, FL

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Air Methods is hiring a Helicopter Pilot in Lake City, Florida, to operate a Bell 407 GXP equipped with a Bell auto-pilot under Visual Flight Rules (VFR). The pilot is responsible for ensuring the aircraft and weather conditions are airworthy for transporting medical crew and patients to receiving hospitals within an assigned operational area. The position requires compliance with Federal Aviation Regulations (FAR), the Aeronautical Information Manual (AIM), the General Operations Manual (GOM), and Air Methods policies and procedures. A $15,000 sign-on bonus and off-duty housing are available. The pilot serves as the final authority for aircraft operations and the safety of passengers, cargo, and equipment. The role involves preflight inspections and aircraft walk-arounds, flight planning, aircraft and medical-system familiarity, and completing required documentation. Pilots also participate in company meetings, activities, projects, committees, and community outreach. Regular scheduled attendance is required, and the role involves approximately 10% travel.

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 strive to maintain a friendly and professional working environment.
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 unaided night as PIC. Up to 50 hours of unaided time may be substituted with 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 required rotor-wing instrument time to 25 hours.
Commercial and instrument ratings for the category and class of aircraft; an ATP rating in category also meets this requirement.
First- or second-class FAA Medical certificate required.
Subject to DOT/FAA drug and/or alcohol testing, including pre-employment, random, reasonable-cause or suspicion, and post-accident testing.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree preferred.

Responsibilities

Operate Air Methods aircraft safely and legally.
Complete a preflight inspection before every flight and sign off on the Daily Flight Log to verify the aircraft is airworthy.
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.
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, including 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.