Pilot Rotor Wing

Air Methods•Murphysboro, IL

About The Position

The Pilot Rotor Wing operates Air Methods aircraft to transport medical crew and patients to receiving hospitals within an assigned operational area. The pilot is responsible for ensuring the aircraft and weather conditions are suitable for flight and for complying with Federal Aviation Regulations (FAR), the Aeronautical Information Manual (AIM), General Operations Manual (GOM) guidelines, and Air Methods policies and procedures. The position requires safe and legal aircraft operation, thorough pre- and post-flight inspections, detailed flight planning, and completion of required documentation. The pilot has final authority over aircraft operations and the safety of passengers, cargo, and equipment. The pilot must be familiar with aircraft and medical systems on backup aircraft at the operational area and ensure the medical flight team is familiar and comfortable with the medical interior and systems. The role includes regular participation in company meetings, activities, projects, committees, and community outreach, as well as other assigned duties. Regular attendance is essential, and the position involves approximately 10% travel. The posting describes EC130 / VFR, a $20,000 location stipend, off-duty housing, and a $15,000 sign-on bonus.

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 old while employed as a flight crew member.
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.
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 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); and 50 hours total actual or hood instrument time in flight and in category. Simulator time does not count. For a rotor-wing candidate who is fixed-wing rated, 100 or more hours of fixed-wing actual or hood instrument time may reduce the rotor-wing instrument-time requirement to 25 hours.
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.
Commercial and instrument ratings for the category and class of aircraft; an ATP rating in category 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/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.
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 with little notice and to exacting standards.
Participate regularly in Air Methods meetings, activities, projects, committees, and community outreach.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Maintain regular scheduled attendance.