Helicopter Pilot

Air Methods LLC; Elkhart (IN); On-site; USD 55,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading company as a helicopter pilot and make a difference by transporting medical teams and patients. With a focus on safety and compliance, you'll operate aircraft under stringent regulations and enjoy benefits including a sign-on bonus and a 7/7 work schedule.

Qualifications

• Must have 2,000 total flight hours, with 1,500 in category.
• Commercial & Instrument Rating required.
• First or Second Class FAA Medical certificate necessary.

Responsibilities

• Operates aircraft safely and legally.
• Completes pre-flight checks and documentation.
• Ensures safety for passengers and equipment.

Skills

Positive interpersonal relationships

Flight safety procedures

Education

Associate’s degree or equivalent

Bachelor’s degree preferred

Job description

Overview

Beacon Health

$15,000 location Stipend

$15,000 Sign on Bonus

IFR

EC145

Join Air Methods and make a direct impact by saving over 100,000 lives each year as a helicopter pilot. Enjoy a 7/7 schedule while ensuring aircraft and weather conditions are airworthy for safe transport of medical crews and patients. Safety is our top priority, with strict compliance to Federal Aviation Regulations (FAR), Aeronautical Information Manual (AIM), General Operations Manual (GOM) guidelines, and comprehensive Air Methods policies and procedures. Be a hero in the skies and a vital part of a life-saving mission.

Responsibilities

Essential Functions and Responsibilities include the following: • Operates Air methods aircraft in a safe and legal manner.• Completes pre-flight before every flight verifying the aircraft is in an airworthy condition by sign off of Daily Flight Log. Pilots will perform a complete walk around of the aircraft prior to entering the cockpit for flight and upon completion of each flight.• Final authority with regard to operations of aircraft and for the safety of passengers, cargo and equipment.• Must be thoroughly familiar with all aircraft and medical systems of backup aircraft utilized at operational area and also ensures that the medical flight team is familiar and comfortable with the medical interior and systems.• Responsible for completion of required documentation.• Able to conduct detailed flight planning with little notice to exacting standards• Participates regularly in Air Methods meetings, activities, projects, committees and community outreach• Performs other duties as assignedAdditional Job Requirements• Regular scheduled attendance• Indicate the percentage of time spent traveling: 10%Subject to applicable laws and Air Method’s policies, regular attendance is an essential function of the position. All employees must follow Air Methods’ employment practices and policies.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. In accordance with applicable laws, Air Methods will provide reasonable accommodations that do not create an undue burden so disabled employees may perform the essential functions of the position.Education & Experience• Associate’s degree (A.A.) or equivalent from two-year college or technical school and two to five years’ related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience• Bachelor’s degree preferredOperation and Safety Requirements:• As a member of the Flight Crew, any person employed in this position shall maintain a weight not to exceed 250 pounds and shall be less than seventy (70) years old.Skills• Pilots must have flown in category for a commercial operator or in the military within the previous 24 months• Maintains positive interpersonal relationships with colleagues, EMS representatives, hospitals and the public and strives to maintain a friendly and professional working environmentVisual Flight Rules (VFR) Program:• 2,000 total flight hours with a minimum of 1,500 flight hours in category• 1000 hours PIC in category• 500 hours of rotor wing turbine time• 200 hours of cross-country flight time, at least 50 hours of which were at night• 100 hours unaided night as PIC (50 hours of unaided can be substituted for by 100 hours of NVG time, but cannot be reduced below 50 hours of unaided time)• 50 hours total actual or hood instrument time in flight and in category (simulator time does not count) (for a RW candidate who is FW rated, 100 hours or greater of FW actual or hood Instrument time can reduce the RW required instrument time to 25 hours). Instrument Flight rules (IFR) Program:• 2,500 total flight hours with a minimum of 2,000 hours in category• 1000 hours PIC in category• 500 hours of cross-country flight time, 100 hours of night flight time• 75 hours of actual or simulated instrument time at least 50 hours which were in flight in an aircraft including 20 hours in actual instrument conditions in categoryCertificates, Licenses, Registrations• Commercial & Instrument Rating (for category and class of aircraft)• ATP rating in category meets this requirement• First OR Second Class FAA Medical certificate required.This position is subject to drug and/or alcohol testing per the DOT/FAA requirements (pre-employment, random, reasonable cause/suspicion, post-accident).Air Methods is an EEO/AA employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status

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Benefits

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Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

This position will be open and posted until filled, with a minimum posting period of three days.