The aircraft shall be operated by a pilot or pilots certified in accordance with applicable FAR's. The captain or pilot in command will meet the following requirements:
1. Fixed-wing air ambulance: a. The pilot-in-command must possess airplane flight hours, as outlined in the tables below, prior to assignment with a medical service. If the aircraft is to be operated using a single pilot-in-command, with no second in command, the following applies: Cat/Class of Aircraft | Total Flight Exp | Multi Engine Exp | PIC Exp | Make/Model |
Single Engine Turbo Prop | 2500 | N/A | 1000 | 50 |
Multi Eng Piston | 2500 | 500 | 1000 | 50 |
Multi Eng Turbo Prop | 2500 | 500 | 1000 | 100 |
b. Must possess airplane flight hours as outline in the table below if the aircraft is to be operated with two fully trained and qualified pilots: Cat/Class of Aircraft | Total Flight Exp | Multi Engine Exp | PIC Exp | SIC Total Exp |
Single Engine Turbo Prop | 2000 | N/A | 1000 | 500 |
Multi Eng Piston | 2000 | 500 | 1000 | 500 |
Multi Eng Turbo Prop | 2000 | 500 | 1000 | 800 |
Multi Eng Turbo Jet | 2000 | 500 | 1500 | 1000 |
c. Possess an Airline Transport Pilot (ATP) certificate.2. Rotor-wing air ambulance: a. The pilot must possess at least a commercial rotorcraft-helicopter and instrument helicopter rating.b. If not exceeded by applicable national authority regulations, the pilot in command must possess 2000 total flight hours prior to an assignment with a medical service with the following stipulations i. A minimum of 1200 helicopter flight hoursii. At least 1000 of those hours must be as Pilot in Command in rotorcraft.iii. 100 hours unaided (if pilot is NOT assigned to a Night Vision Goggles (NVG) base/aircraft)iv. 100 hours unaided or 50 hours unaided as long as the pilot has 100 hours aided (if assigned to an NVG base aircraft)v. A minimum of 500 hours of turbine time - 1000 hours of turbine time strongly encouraged.c. ATP certificate and instrument currency are strongly encouraged.15 Miss. Code. R. 12-31-3.5.9
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-59-5