VIP Helicopter Captain - ACH135 | Yacht-Based | Mediterranean & Caribbean

Family Office; France; On-site; EUR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Private Family Office seeks an experienced VIP Helicopter Captain for a yacht-based operation aboard a superyacht, rotating seasonally between the Mediterranean and Caribbean. This newly established role offers a ground‑up opportunity to shape the venture while delivering the highest standards of safety and guest experience.

Responsibilities include leading VIP/VVIP flights (Airbus H135), performing deck landings, coordinating with the captain and crew, and upholding strict safety and service

Qualifications

• ATPL(H), current type rating or ability to obtain one
• Minimum 3,000+ total flight hours, meaningful twin‑engine and deck‑landing experience
• Prior VIP, yacht‑based, or comparable high‑standards operational background strongly preferred
• Class 1 medical, fluent English
• Based in Europe; flexible to reposition between the Mediterranean and Caribbean seasons

Responsibilities

• Single-pilot and multi-crew VIP/VVIP flying for the owner, family, and guests (Airbus H135)
• Deck landings (day and night) on the yacht's helipad, plus operations at private and public locations across both cruising regions
• Close coordination with the yacht's captain, crew and shore-side operations team
• Full responsibility for flight safety, operational standards and passenger experience at the highest level of discretion

Job description

A private Family Office is seeking an experienced VIP Helicopter Captain for a yacht-based operation aboard a superyacht, operating on a dual-season basis between the Mediterranean and the Caribbean. This is a newly established operation offering the opportunity to help shape it from the ground up.

The Role

• Single-pilot and multi-crew VIP/VVIP flying for the owner, family, and guests (Airbus H135)
• Deck landings (day and night) on the yacht's helipad, plus operations at private and public locations across both cruising regions
• Close coordination with the yacht's captain, crew and shore-side operations team
• Full responsibility for flight safety, operational standards and passenger experience at the highest level of discretion

Roster

3 weeks on / 3 weeks off, though in practice flexible around operational need — off time coordinated directly with the operating captain team rather than a rigid fixed pattern.

Requirements

• ATPL(H), current type rating or ability to obtain one
• Minimum 3,000+ total flight hours, meaningful twin‑engine and deck‑landing experience
• Prior VIP, yacht‑based, or comparable high‑standards operational background strongly preferred
• Class 1 medical, fluent English
• Based in Europe; flexible to reposition between the Mediterranean and Caribbean seasons