Helicopter Pilot

Overview

EMS Air Ambulance - Aircraft: EC130 (VFR)$40,000 stipend Off-Duty Housing $15,000 Sign-on Bonus

Air Methods is seeking an experienced and safety-focused EMS Helicopter Pilot to join our team in Southeast New Mexico. This position plays a critical role in providing lifesaving air medical transport, ensuring timely and safe flights for patients and medical crews.

Key Responsibilities:

• Operate aircraft safely in accordance with Federal Aviation Regulations (FAR), General Operations Manual (GOM) guidelines, and company policies.
• Assess weather and flight conditions to ensure airworthiness before each mission.
• Work closely with medical teams to facilitate patient transport with urgency and efficiency.
• Maintain proficiency in emergency procedures and aircraft systems.
• Demonstrate strong decision-making skills and sound aeronautical judgment.

Requirements:

• FAA Commercial Rotorcraft License with Instrument Rating 
• 2,000 hours total flight time 
• Strong situational awareness and ability to operate in challenging environments.

Join Air Methods and be part of a mission-driven team dedicated to saving lives every day.

Responsibilities

Essential Functions 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 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

• Prioritize safety by meticulously completing pre-flight checks to ensure the aircraft's airworthiness, signing off the Daily Flight Log and conducting thorough walk-arounds before and after each flight.

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.

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 environment

Operation 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.

Visual Flight Rules (VFR) Program - Required Flight Times:• 2000 total flight hours with minimum of 1500 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 (or 50 hours of unaided with 100 hours of NVG time)• 50 hours total actual or hood instrument time in flight and in category (simulator time does not count)   Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) Program - Required Flight Times: • 2500 total flight hours with minimum of 2000 flight hours in category • 1000 hours PIC in category • 500 hours of rotor wing turbine time • 500 hours of cross-country flight time, at least 100 hours of which were at night • 100 hours unaided night as PIC (or 50 hours of unaided with 100 hours of NVG time)• 75 hours total actual or hood instrument time in flight and in category (simulator time does not count)   

Instrument Flight Rules (IFR-Fixed Wing) Program - Required Flight Times: • 2500 total flight hours with minimum of 2000 flight hours in category • 1000 hours PIC in category • 500 hours of cross-country flight time, at least 100 hours of which were at night

• 500 hours of turbine time• 100 hours unaided night as PIC• 100 hours total actual or hood instrument time in flight and in category (simulator time does not count)   Certificates, 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.

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 preferred

Internal 14-day window:  3.14.25-3.27.25

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Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

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.

This position is subject to drug and/or alcohol testing per the DOT/FAA requirements (pre-employment, random, reasonable cause/suspicion, post-accident).

Salary : $40,000