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Training


It’s one thing for a kid to dream of being an Air Evac Lifeteam pilot, but becoming one takes special training that the HAA operator has packed into a powerful, proprietary package. Crawford says, “I was really blown away by the level and amount of training we all first receive as a new hire, from a week of ground school to multiple in-air sessions a day the next week with Air Evac Lifeteam’s flight instructors. At the end of three weeks of training, we finished with a Part 135 checkride conducted at night under NVGs. My Air Evac training was some of the best training I ever received; it’s very thorough under day and night conditions.”


Gillette, in a separate interview, echoes Crawford’s training praise. “As I went through Air Evac’s training, I found it amazing. We did a lot of night training. I’d never seen so much time and effort invested in pilots to make sure the pilot is ready to go into the field when they’re put on the schedule.”


This positive praise continued ringing with other separately interviewed pilots. Aviation Training Manager Greg Houska appreciates, but seemingly expects, such ringing endorsements for Air Evac Lifeteam training. “We take (a trainee’s) core competency and train them to safely fly the way we want them to fly specifically for our HAA flying,” he says. “Air Evac Lifeteam’s leadership is not shy about investing in tools to keep our safety training at an elevated level. They place a very high priority on training, both for new hires and recurrent training.” What are the basic ingredients in this training secret sauce? Air Evac Lifeteam Chief Pilot Tim Jenkins reveals the recipe. “A newly hired pilot can expect three weeks of initial training in our headquarters. They’ll get about 15 flight hours in one of the training aircraft, with about five hours in our simulator. (This is a Level-7 Frasca flight training device.) Training ends with a Part 135 night vision goggles (NVG) checkride.” However, newly trained Air Evac Lifeteam pilots are not recklessly thrown into action. Jenkins explains, “When a pilot gets to their first base, they’re shadowed and provided


with resources to make sure they are comfortable until they are the sole pilot on shift. In addition to recurrent training every four months, we also bring every pilot back to headquarters every year for a two- day refresher and evaluation. We have a dedicated training department and cadre of training pilots.”


Newly hired pilots get about 15 flight hours in one of the training aircraft, along with five hours in the Level-7 Frasca flight training device/simulator.


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