Fixed Wing Pilot

Fixed Wing Pilot at Guardian Flight summary:

The Fixed Wing Pilot at Guardian Flight is responsible for safely transporting medical patients using the Pilatus PC12 aircraft on a 14-day on/off schedule. This role involves ensuring aircraft readiness, maintaining regulatory compliance, collaborating with medical and ground teams, and meeting high safety standards. The pilot must hold required certifications and flight experience, work variable shifts, and assist with aircraft operations as needed.

Job Description:

Guardian Flight is Hiring

Position: Fixed Wing Pilot

Location: Winner, SD

Airframe: Pilatus PC12

Schedule: 14 Days On 14 Days Off

Annual Salary Range: $116,156.18-127,862.56

Incentives Include:

• 15,000 Sign-On Bonus (Must Complete Training and Check Ride).
• 40,000 Retention Bonus (There is a 6 Month Waiting period and This is a 3 Year Program).
• No Training Contract.
• Paid Crew Housing.
• Up to 3,000 in Relocation Assistance.

We’re hiring a Fixed Wing Pilot to provide medical air transportation services to our customers. This pilot will be qualified to fly our King PC12 plane Scheduled shifts run 14/14 and service day or night trips. Safety is a key pillar of our services; therefore, all of our pilots work on a quality, professional team that are committed to high safety standards for the crew and our customers.

Responsibilities:

• Pilot will work with a team of medical experts to safely transport customers to and from locations and facilities.
• Ensure aircraft readiness for flight dispatches as described in the appropriate manuals, including all FAR and company requirements, and aircraft cleanliness duties.
• Maintain accurate company and regulatory documentation and record keeping for shifts, load manifests, etc.
• Effectively communicate and collaborate with both air and ground dispatch, flight crews, facilities and partners.
• Provide shift change info to transitioning pilot and team, and follows protocols for recording company change board details.
• Pilots are accountable to maintain required certifications and ongoing ground and air training.
• Committed to being on-time, reliable, professional and meet our elevated standards in safety and service.

Minimum Required Qualifications:

• Commercial Airplane Single Engine Land (C-ASEL) Required.
• Must be willing and able to obtain ATP within 5 years of employment.
• Valid and unexpired driver's license
• Current FAA First- or Second-Class Medical Certificate
• 2,500 Total Flight hours
• 2,000 Fixed Wing hours
• 1,000 PIC hours
• 500 Cross Country hours
• 100 Night hours
• 75 Instrument (50 actual) hours

Working Conditions:

• Required to work in outside weather conditions.
• Must be able to work night, day, and overnight shifts as assigned.
• May need to de-ice the plane, assist with towing the aircraft and maneuvering in and out of the hangar, prep the plane for flight.

Physical Demands:

• Must be able to stand, walk, climb, bend, balance, sit, crouch, kneel, or crawl unassisted for extended periods of time.
• May assist with loading patients, lift and/or move up to 150 pounds cumulative with assistance.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distant vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Why Choose Guardian Flight ? As a quality air medical transport service, Guardian Flight is one of Global Medical Response’s (GMR) family of solutions. Our GMR teams deliver compassionate, quality medical care, primarily in the areas of emergency and patient relocation services. View the stories on how our employees provide care to the world at Learn how our values are at the core of our services and vital to how we approach care and check out our comprehensive benefit options atGlobalMedicalResponse.com/Careers.

EEO Statement:

Global Medical Response and its family of companies are an Equal Opportunity Employer, which includes supporting veterans and providingreasonable accommodationsfor individuals with a disability.

More Information about this Job:

Check out our careers site benefits page to learn more about our comprehensive benefit options, which include medical, vision, dental, 401k, disability, FSA, HSA, EAP, vacation and paid time off.

Keywords:

fixed wing pilot, medical air transport, Pilatus PC12, commercial pilot, FAA certification, aircraft safety, patient transport, flight operations, crew scheduling, aviation logistics