Helicopter Pilot

Air Methods

Helicopter Pilot operating Air Methods aircraft in Bedford, KY for medical transport. Ensuring safety and compliance while providing air medical transport services.

Posted 6/27/2026full-timeBedford • Kentucky • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $82,900 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

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
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

Requirements

What you’ll need

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 preferred
Must maintain a weight not to exceed 250 pounds and shall be less than seventy (70) years old
Pilots must have flown in category within the previous 24 months
2000 total flight hours with a minimum of 1500 flight hours in category
1000 hours PIC in category
500 hours of rotor wing turbine
200 hours of cross-country flight time, at least 50 hours at night
100 hours unaided night as PIC
50 hours total actual or hood instrument time in flight and in category
Instrument rating (for category and class of aircraft)(ATP rating in category meets this requirement)
Fixed wing multiengine rating is required for twin-engine aircraft
Commercial single-engine land is required for single-engine aircraft
First OR Second Class FAA Medical certificate required

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health, Dental and Vision
Competitive 401(k) Retirement Plan
Flexible Spending Account Benefit Plans
Tuition Reimbursement
Full Company-Paid Life Insurance
AD&D Insurance
Short-Term and Long-Term Disability Insurance
Business Travel Accident Insurance
Voluntary Legal Relocation Assistance
Employee Assistance and Benefit Concierge Service Programs

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Hard Skills & Tools

Flight OperationsFlight PlanningAircraft SafetyRotor Wing TurbineCross-Country FlightInstrument RatingPIC ExperienceMultiengine RatingSingle-Engine Land RatingFlight Hours

Soft Skills

Attention to DetailLeadershipCommunicationTeam CollaborationProblem Solving

Certifications

FAA Medical CertificateATP Rating