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Maintenance Ferry Pilot

by Global Medical Response

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Date Posted

September 28, 2026

Employment Type

Full Time

Salary Range

$70+/hr (≈$145.6K+/yr)

Cost of Living

View details for O'Fallon

Locations

O'Fallon, Missouri

Application Deadline

October 28, 2026

Description

We invite you to join a team of highly skilled pilots!

Our mission of providing care to the world at a moment's notice is at the heart of everything we do. We are caregivers, first and foremost, and we will be there when you need us.

Pilot Incentives

Salary range $70,358 - $77,393

  • $15,000 sign-on bonus and $40,000 retention bonus after 3 years, all locations
  • 7/7 schedule
  • 24-hour base housing, provided at all locations

Job Summary

This is a time-building position for pilots that do not yet meet the Air Evac Line Pilot minimums and CAMTS requirements. Once the minimums are met, the Maintenance/Ferry Pilot transitions to a line position.

Assists maintenance personnel at a Regional Maintenance Offices (RMO) to:

  • Conduct pre-flights, run-ups, operational check flights (OCFs), and fly aircraft as necessary (14CFR91 flights only; 14CFR135 flights are strictly prohibited).
  • Ensure that all aircraft meet the highest standards regarding Federal Aviation Regulations (FARs) and compliance prior to being released to the field.
  • Ferry aircraft between RMOs and bases, and other locations, while striving to minimize base out-of-service time.

Essential Functions/Duties

  • Conducts pre-flights and reports any findings to the respective maintenance personnel.
  • Conducts run-ups and reports any findings to the respective maintenance personnel.
  • Conducts Operational Check Flights (OCFs) and reports any findings to the respective maintenance personnel.
  • Maintains engineering reports as required.
  • Works with maintenance personnel to resolve all mechanical issues and concerns.
  • Ferries aircraft between the RMO and field locations, as well as other locations when required.
  • Ferries all other aircraft as required.
  • All flights will comply with 14CFR91, the GOM, and Policies & Procedures.
  • 14CFR135 flights are strictly prohibited.

Qualifications

Credentials/Certificates:

  • FAA Rotorcraft-Helicopter Commercial certificate
  • FAA Rotorcraft-Helicopter Instrument rating
  • Current Second Class medical certificate
  • High school diploma or equivalent

Experience:

  • 1500 hours total flight time
  • 1200 hours helicopter time
  • 1000 hours helicopter pilot in command time
  • 250 hours turbine time
  • 100 hours night unaided, or 50 hours unaided with 100 hours aided

Other:

  • 230-pound weight limit

Global Medical Response teams deliver compassionate, quality medical care, primarily in the areas of emergency and patient relocation services around the world. We provide end-to-end medical transportation as well as fire services, integrated healthcare solutions, and disaster response.

EEO Statement

Global Medical Response and its family of companies are an Equal Opportunity Employer, which includes supporting veterans and providing reasonable accommodations for individuals with a disability.

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

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AviHire Cost of Living Snapshot: O'Fallon, Missouri

What aviation pay actually covers in O'Fallon — AviHire's snapshot of median income, housing, and everyday prices from U.S. Census Bureau data (2023 5-Year ACS estimates).

Median Household Income
$107,203
Median Rent
$1,400/mo
Median Home Value
$305,100
Gasoline (1 gal)
$5.42
Restaurant Meal
$25.39
Milk (1 L)
$1.52
Eggs (dozen)
$3.31

Rent runs about 15.7% of median income in O'Fallon — affordable by the common 30%-of-income guideline.

AviHire Cost of Living Snapshot, compiled from U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2023), with fuel and grocery prices from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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