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Air Ambulance Captain (King Air 200) – Durango, CO

🚑 Join Priester Aviation’s Life-Saving Flight Team

Priester Aviation is hiring a skilled King Air 200 captain to fly single-pilot air ambulance missions for Flight for Life® from our Durango, Colorado base. You’ll execute critical-care transports, organ flights, and search-and-rescue support across the Front Range and surrounding states—often covering ~800 miles per mission—within a safety-focused Part 135/91 environment. Expect close coordination with elite medical teams, ground crews, maintenance, and flight operations to deliver exceptional, patient-first outcomes.

  • Base: Durango, Colorado (KDRO)
  • Aircraft: Beechcraft King Air 200
  • Operation: Air Ambulance | Part 135/91 | Single-Pilot
  • Typical Range: ~800 NM missions across the Front Range and surrounding states
  • Schedule: 7 days on / 7 days off | 12-hour shifts

✈️ About the Role

As an Air Ambulance Captain, you’ll be mission-ready for time-critical launches from our Durango facility. You’ll fly the King Air 200 single-pilot in diverse mountain weather and terrain, balancing speed with rigorous risk management. You’ll uphold Priester Aviation’s Safety Management System (SMS), FAA regulatory compliance, and Flight for Life® procedures while leading safe, efficient operations that put patient care first.

🧭 What You’ll Do

  • Maintain mission readiness at the Durango base for critical-care launches.
  • Plan and execute single-pilot flights; perform thorough preflight inspections; verify airworthiness and performance.
  • Operate in both IFR and VFR environments in mountainous terrain with disciplined risk management.
  • Ensure full compliance with FAA regulations, Flight for Life® procedures, and company operations manuals.
  • Coordinate seamlessly with medical crews, dispatch, ground teams, maintenance, and flight operations.
  • Supervise safe loading of patients, medical crew, equipment, and baggage; confirm weight-and-balance limits.
  • Accurately complete required logs, reports, and post-flight documentation.
  • Actively participate in Priester Aviation’s Safety Management System.

🧰 What You’ll Bring

  • Certificates: ATP (unrestricted or restricted) and current First Class Medical.
  • Legal: Authorization to work in the United States without sponsorship and a valid U.S. passport.
  • Flight Experience: 2,500+ hours total time; 500+ hours multi-engine; 1,000+ hours PIC.
  • Knowledge: Strong working knowledge of Federal Aviation Regulations; fluent English (spoken and written).
  • Location & Shifts: Live within one hour of Durango, CO (or willing to relocate) and able to work 12-hour shifts.
  • Professionalism: Impeccable safety record and excellent communication skills.

Preferred: Single-pilot experience, mountain-terrain experience, and a bachelor’s degree.

🌟 Benefits & Perks

  • Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
  • Company-paid short- and long-term disability insurance.
  • Company-paid basic life and AD&D insurance.
  • Optional supplemental coverage.
  • Voluntary accident, critical illness, and hospital indemnity plans.
  • 401(k) retirement plan with company match.
  • Annual profit-sharing contributions.
  • HSA, FSA, and Dependent Care FSA options.
  • Paid company holidays.
  • Unlimited paid time off (subject to scheduling guidelines) and sick leave.
  • Tuition reimbursement.
  • Company-paid legal services and identity theft protection.
  • Company-paid pet insurance.
  • Employee assistance resources.
  • Professional development and advancement opportunities.
  • Typically balanced 7-on / 7-off schedule.

📨 Ready to Apply?

If you’re passionate about precision flying with purpose, we’d love to hear from you. Apply now and help us deliver safe, reliable, and compassionate air medical transport to the communities we serve.

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