Helicopter Pilot – Pool Program

Air Methods

Helicopter Pilot operating Air Methods aircraft for 24/7 air medical transport. Ensuring safe flights, regulatory compliance, aircraft readiness, and patient and crew transport.

Posted 8/21/2026full-time🇺🇸 United StatesJuniorMid-Level💰 $82,900 - $93,251 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in aircraft operation, safety protocols, and flight planning, with a strong emphasis on maintaining airworthiness and compliance with FAA regulations. Possesses the necessary flight hours and certifications to ensure safe and efficient medical transport operations.

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VFR Flight HoursRotor Wing Turbine ExperienceFAA Medical CertificateInstrument RatingCommercial Single-Engine Land Rating

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Hard Skills

Aircraft OperationFlight PlanningPre-Flight InspectionsAircraft Airworthiness VerificationPIC Flight HoursCross-Country Flight TimeNight Flight ExperienceInstrument TimeMedical Systems KnowledgeDocumentation Completion

Soft Skills

Interpersonal RelationshipsTeam CollaborationCommunication Skills

Certifications & Qualifications

FAA Medical CertificateInstrument RatingATP RatingCommercial Single-Engine Land RatingFixed-Wing Multiengine Rating

Industry Keywords

Air MethodsMedical Flight OperationsEmergency Medical Services (EMS)Flight SafetyAircraft Systems

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Operate Air Methods aircraft safely and legally
Complete pre-flight inspections and verify aircraft airworthiness through Daily Flight Log sign-off
Perform aircraft walk-arounds before entering the cockpit and after each flight
Maintain final authority over aircraft operations and the safety of passengers, cargo, and equipment
Know all aircraft and medical systems of backup aircraft used in the operational area
Ensure the medical flight team is familiar and comfortable with medical interiors 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
Work regular 7/7 schedule with 12-hour shifts
Travel approximately 10%

Requirements

What you’ll need

Associate’s degree (A.A.) or equivalent from a 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
Maintain a weight not to exceed 250 pounds
Be less than 70 years old
Pilots must have flown in category within the previous 24 months
VFR: 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 experience
200 hours cross-country flight time, including at least 50 hours at night
100 hours unaided night as PIC, with specified NVG substitution rules
50 hours total actual or hood instrument time in flight and in category, with specified fixed-wing substitution rules
Instrument rating for category and class of aircraft; ATP rating in category satisfies this requirement
Fixed-wing multiengine rating required for twin-engine aircraft
Commercial single-engine land rating required for single-engine aircraft
First or Second Class FAA Medical Certificate required
Ability to maintain positive interpersonal relationships with colleagues, EMS representatives, hospitals, and the public

Benefits

Comp & perks

110% ACCRA
Experience stipend up to $12,000
Off-duty housing available
$15,000 sign-on bonus
Health, dental and vision insurance
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 benefits
Relocation assistance
Employee assistance and benefit concierge service programs