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Utility Pilot - Fire Rescue -MD500 / BK117850D2- Maui, HI: Relocation Assistance Available

Pay: Not specified

Posted: 4 weeks ago

Location: Kahului, HI (Onsite)

Last Updated: 2 days ago

Hours: Full-Time

Expires: 10/1/2026

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A Pilot operates and navigates a commercial, private, or military aircraft or helicopter

$234,978 / year median in Hawaii

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Job Description

Utility Pilot

Fire Rescue
MD500 / BK117850D2
Maui, HI:
Relocation Assistance Available Windward Aviation, Inc
Kahului, Hawaii

PERMANENT

Posted 04/2026 Job Description Job Summary Windward Aviation, Inc. (WAI) is a helicopter services company that has specialized in utility work since 1990 and has become one of the premier helicopter utility companies in the state of Hawai'i. WAI is currently looking to hire an experienced utility pilot on Maui, Hawai'i. The pilot will be on a rotational schedule at the WAI base on Maui, HI. Each new hire may start in the MD500D to build experience operating within Maui County. This pilot will ideally transition into a dual role as the on-call fire and/or police pilot in the BK117-850D2, while also supporting the day-to-day utility operations in the

MD500D. DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

Primary duties include conservation mission support, precision long-line, fire fighting, off-airport helicopter operations and powerline patrol / support. Requirements Commercial and Instrument Rotorcraft Pilot License 2nd Class Medical Drivers License Experience flying in Hawai'i, preferred OAS carded, preferred Pilot must be able to demonstrate proficiency in external load precision and off-airport operations

Pilot Minimums:

Total Time

3,200 Hrs. Pilot in Command
3,200 Hrs. Rotorcraft
3,200 Hrs. Turbine
1,000 Hrs. MD500
50+ Hrs. Cross Country
1,500 Hrs. Night Cross Country
25 Hrs. External Load
100+ Hrs. Hawaii experience
preferred BK117
Preferred OAS Carded
Preferred

BENEFITS

Salary is commensurate with experience Full health/dental coverage for individual + primary family 401(k) retirement plan Annual bonus PTO starting at 2 weeks per year for the first 2 years of employment

APPLICATION

Please do not apply if the minimum requirements are not met. Please do not call regarding the status of your application. This job will remain open until filled. Job and company information not to be copied, shared, scraped, or otherwise disseminated without explicit consent of JSfirm, LLC.