Helicopter pilot jobs
Rotary-wing positions, kept apart from aeroplane jobs: hours, licence and type ratings do not carry over from one to the other, so neither do the verdicts.
What operators actually ask for
Since August 2026 we have recorded 17 helicopter pilot vacancies across 8 operators. 4 of them stated a minimum total flight time: a median of 2,000 hours, ranging from 1,500 to 2,000. The other 13 gave no figure at all — which is why a job below carries an hours badge only when the ad states one.
On the type rating, 4 of those ads were explicit: 0 asked for one already held, and 4 either did not require it, listed it as desirable only, or funded it. That second group is the one worth reading first if you do not hold the type — see jobs with no type rating required.
Open positions — 16
- 1,500 h Agusta AW109SP Pilot – Full-Time SaxonAir · Norwich no type rating Details →
- 2,000 h HEMS Captain (WAA) Gama Aviation · Welshpool / Cardiff no type rating 1,000 h PIC Details →
- 2,000 h HEMS Commander (KSS) Gama Aviation · Redhill no type rating 1,000 h PIC Details →
- n/a S92 Captain - Falkland Islands Support Helicopter Bristow · Falklands Details →
- n/a EC145 HEMS Captain – Canarias Avincis · Spain Details →
- n/a Captain Avincis · Spain Details →
- n/a EC135 HEMS CAPTAIN Avincis · Spain Details →
- n/a EC145 HEMS CAPTAIN Avincis · Spain Details →
- n/a Pilot CHC Helicopter · Sola Details →
- n/a Berufshubschrauberführer als Kommandant (w/m/d) oder Co-Pilot (PICUS) (w/m/d) ADAC Luftrettung · Germany 1,000 h PIC Details →
- n/a Pilot in Command / Hubschrauberführer in der Region Nord (m/w/d) DRF Luftrettung · Bremen 1,500 h PIC Details →
- n/a Pilot in Command / Hubschrauberführer in der Region Ost (m/w/d) DRF Luftrettung · Bad Saarow 1,500 h PIC Details →
- n/a Pilot in Command / Hubschrauberführer in der Region Südost (m/w/d) DRF Luftrettung · Bad Berka 1,500 h PIC Details →
- n/a Pilot in Command / Hubschrauberführer in der Region West (m/w/d) DRF Luftrettung · Freiburg 1,500 h PIC Details →
- n/a Simulator Flight Instructor (m/w/d) DRF Luftrettung · Bühl Details →
- n/a Corporate Helicopter Pilot - AW139 TAG Aviation · East Midlands Details →
Operators hiring for this
| Operator | Open now | Ads since August 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| DRF Luftrettung | 5 | 5 |
| Avincis | 4 | 4 |
| Gama Aviation | 2 | 3 |
| ADAC Luftrettung | 1 | 1 |
| Bristow | 1 | 1 |
| CHC Helicopter | 1 | 1 |
| SaxonAir | 1 | 1 |
| TAG Aviation | 1 | 1 |