Professional Helicopter Pilot Career Focus: EMS Air Ambulance

Professional Helicopter Pilot Career Focus: EMS Air Ambulance

Professional helicopter pilots tend to have a lot of career options available to them, especially in this current aviation industry-wide hiring boom. But a certain kind of pilot may be more likely to answer the call to perform a special kind of job. Emergency Medical Service (EMS) pilots fly an air ambulance helicopter to step in when speed and accessibility are vital issues that may prohibit a ground ambulance from being able to get the job done. EMS pilots literally save lives. There’s no denying that the job is a stressful one, but for the right person it can be a phenomenally rewarding one. EMS Pilots can be called to work at any and all hours of the day and night, 7 days a week 365 days a year. This is not a job for a professional helicopter pilot who is looking for a laid back job. There is a popular perception that the job is dangerous, and like many helicopter jobs, there are obstacles built in to the work, but what experienced pilots know, and what a more careful look at the numbers can reveal, is that industry safeguards have been put in place and have effectively driven the accident rate down into sharp decline over the last few years.

EMS Air Ambulance Careers Are On the Rise for Professional Helicopter Pilots

EMS has experienced tremendous growth over the last twenty-plus years -- mirroring the gains seen in many other sectors of the helicopter aviation industry. As a matter of fact, the Emergency Medical Services have grown by nearly 1,000% over the last two decades. This growth is expected to continue due to a variety of economic factors within and outside of the helicopter aviation industry.

EMS Pilots use air ambulance helicopters in order to provide rapid transport to the hospital as well as to transport precious cargo, such as sick patients, organs or other vital items and people that need to be moved quickly and safely. EMS pilots have had a dramatic impact on the medical field and have actually managed to increase the survivability of many accidents by offering quicker medical care and expanding the options and range of deliverable medical services.

Upper Limit Aviation trains our professional helicopter pilot students with the necessary flight skills and safety awareness knowledge they’ll need to succeed as an EMS pilot. The Emergency Medical Services provides pilots with opportunity to serve their community in a truly heroic fashion. This is an instinct that comes naturally to many of our students, who often arrive after completing military service. If this describes you, call 1-855-HELIEDU to find out how you may be able to use the Post 9/11 GI Bill to get into action in this exciting career.