Flight Team Training


Flight Crew General Minimum Qualifications

All ACCESS captains and first officers meet the following criteria;

  • be qualified to operate under Category 1 Instrument Flight Rules (IFR)
  • be registered with the air ambulance program within 60 calendar days prior to commencement of service; and
  • All captains will be Airline Transport Pilot (ATPL) rated, with that rating being completed before the start

Captains Minimum Qualifications

All ACCESS captains’ qualifications are:

  • current instrument and night qualified and current in the aircraft;
  • 2,000 hours total flight time;
  • 500 hours multi-engine;
  • 100 hours as the Pilot in Command of like-type aircraft;
  • 50 night flying hours; and
  •  Airline Transport Pilot (ATPL) rated.

The minimum initial training for our captains will be 25 actual flight hours on type and a minimum 3.5 hours initial training on simulator.

First Officers Minimum Qualifications

All ACCESS first officers’ minimum qualifications will be:

  • instrument and night qualified and current in the aircraft;
  • 500 hours total flight time;
  • 50 night flying hours;
  • 50 instrument hours;
  • and, 10 hours as the First Officer in the assigned aircraft.

The minimum initial training for our first officers will be 10 actual flight hours on type and a minimum of 3 hours of IFR training; these may be completed either through actual flying or on a simulator.