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Aeromedical Line Pilot (PC-12) – RFDS SA/NT | Darwin or Gove, NT

✈️ Fly a mission with impact across Australia’s Top End

Royal Flying Doctor Service SA/NT is recruiting an Aeromedical Line Pilot to operate its Pilatus PC-12 fleet on life-saving aeromedical retrievals, inter-hospital patient transfers and primary healthcare missions across the Northern Territory. Based in Darwin or Gove, you’ll fly single-pilot IFR into remote and regional communities throughout the Top End, Big Rivers and East Arnhem, working shoulder-to-shoulder with flight nurses, doctors, engineers and operational teams.

  • Employer: Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) SA/NT
  • Location: Darwin or Gove, Northern Territory, Australia
  • Aircraft: Pilatus PC-12 (with opportunity to upskill onto the PC-12 PRO)
  • Operations: Single-pilot IFR | Aeromedical retrieval | Inter-hospital transfers | Primary healthcare
  • Regions: Top End, Big Rivers and East Arnhem

🧭 What you’ll do

  • Operate RFDS PC-12 aircraft on aeromedical retrievals, inter-hospital patient transfers and healthcare outreach across the Northern Territory.
  • Respond to emergency retrievals from remote communities and transport patients safely under single-pilot IFR.
  • Collaborate with flight nurses, doctors, engineers and operational teams to deliver timely, patient-centred care.
  • Maintain the highest standards of safety, professionalism and airmanship in a dynamic, high-variety environment.
  • Engage in ongoing professional development, including the opportunity to upskill onto the Pilatus PC-12 PRO.

🧰 What you’ll bring

  • CASA Commercial Pilot Licence (CPL(A)) or higher (ATPL(A) welcome).
  • Current Instrument Rating with a current Instrument Proficiency Check (IPC).
  • Approximately 2,000 hours total time, 1,500 hours Pilot in Command, and 100 hours night.
  • Recent single-pilot IFR experience within the past two years.
  • Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team.
  • Highly regarded: Pilatus PC-12 operations; turbine time; remote/regional flying; aeromedical, emergency services or charter operations; single-pilot IFR; knowledge of rural and remote Australia.

Application documents: Current resume/CV, CASA Pilot Licence, current CASA Medical Certificate, and ASIC card (if held).

🌟 What you’ll enjoy

  • Comprehensive training and support, including pathway to the Pilatus PC-12 PRO.
  • Competitive remuneration with generous salary packaging options (up to $15,899 plus $2,650 for meals and entertainment).
  • Flexible work arrangements, Employee Assistance Program, and reward and recognition initiatives.
  • Relocation assistance available to make Darwin your new base; housing support available if you choose to be based in Gove.
  • Incredible variety and purpose: fly to some of Australia’s most unique and remote locations while making a tangible difference.

📨 How to apply

Ready to make every sector count? Submit your application with the documents listed above. RFDS welcomes applications from pilots who meet most, if not all, of the criteria.

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