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PC-12 Air Ambulance Captain (IFR/PIC)

✈️ PC-12 Air Ambulance Captain (IFR/PIC)

Metro Aviation, Inc. is seeking a skilled and experienced Fixed-Wing Air Ambulance Pilot to serve as PIC on the Pilatus PC-12 under IFR across operations in the United States. Join a mission-driven team delivering safe, timely, and compassionate patient transport—where your airmanship directly impacts lives.

  • Employer: Metro Aviation, Inc.
  • Employment: Permanent
  • Operation: Fixed-Wing Air Ambulance, IFR / PIC
  • Aircraft: Pilatus PC-12 (turboprop)
  • Location: Nationwide U.S. operations
  • Type Rating: Not required (training provided) — NTR
  • Visa Sponsorship: Not provided

🧭 Your mission

Operate the PC-12 to the highest professional standards while coordinating closely with clinical crews and dispatch to ensure safe, efficient patient transport in dynamic conditions.

  • Serve as PIC for air medical flights, executing sound judgment and procedural discipline.
  • Plan and conduct flights under IFR, including thorough preflight risk assessment, weather analysis, and performance planning.
  • Communicate effectively with medical teams, ATC, and operations to align timelines with patient needs.
  • Uphold all company procedures and FAA regulations while championing a just culture and continuous improvement.
  • Perform diligent aircraft care: pre/post-flight, logbooks, and discrepancy reporting.

🧰 Minimum qualifications

  • Total Time: 2,500 hours
  • PIC: 1,000 hours
  • In Type (PC-12): 50 hours
  • Cross-Country: 500 hours total
  • Night: 100 hours total
  • Instrument: 75 hours total (50 in flight)
  • License: FAA ATP
  • Medical: FAA Class 2 (First Class required for turbojet assignments)
  • Driver’s License: Valid
  • Work Authorization: Must be authorized to work in the U.S. (no visa sponsorship)

NTR: Type rating not required; comprehensive PC-12 training is provided.

🌟 Preferred experience

  • Air medical operations
  • Single-pilot IFR operations
  • Night Vision Goggle (NVG) operations

📚 Training and support

Metro Aviation provides thorough aircraft and operational training, standardization, and recurrent events to ensure you are confident, current, and ready for mission success. Type rating is not required; training is provided.

🧩 What makes this role meaningful

Every leg you fly supports a patient, a family, and a clinical team counting on precision and professionalism. If you thrive in a purpose-driven environment and hold yourself to the highest standards, you’ll feel at home here.

📨 How to apply

Ready to make a measurable difference with each sortie? We’d love to hear from you.

  • Documents: Current resume/CV, logbook summary, copies of FAA ATP and medical
  • Notes: NTR welcomed — PC-12 training provided
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