Last week we were celebrating the new career start of Wes Carter who is now flying a Channel 4 News helicopter. That’s a sweet job! Today, one of our graduates visited us in his shiny Bell aircraft. This time, it is an EMS (emergency medical services) helicopter flown by our own CJ Schnieder III. CJ, a graduate of Guidance Avation and former flight instructor, landed a job flying for Air Evac Lifeteam.
CJ and Wes earned their Associate of Applied Science Degrees in aviation while attending the collegiate partner programs of Guidance Aviation. They became professional helicopter pilots and earned their college degrees within two years.
EMS Helicopter Pilot
Below, CJ discusses what it takes to be an EMS pilot and being a part of a life saving team of heroes…
Being a Helicopter EMS pilot is far from a one man task. You have to be able to work with a team or you will simply not survive long enough to save any lives.
My self, my nurse and medic, we all have to rely on each other to get home safe at the end of the day. We never know what kind of call we will be responding to or where it will be and there is no room for prejudice in this job. We are professionals at what we do and we all take turns being the leader at different points on every flight. Our job is to save as many people as we can with a combined effort but it’s also to get everyone home at the end of the day as well – that’s the most important aspect of it all! It’s a lot more then just being a pilot and wiggling controls!
– CJ Schnieder III, EMS Helicopter Pilot, Guidance Aviation Graduate
A big thanks to all our EMS crews out there and special thanks to CJ and Air Evac Lifeteam!
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About Air Evac Lifeteam
Air Evac EMS, Inc., which operates Air Evac Lifeteam, is the largest independently owned and operated membership-supported air medical service in the United States, conducting its operations through 118 mutually supporting air medical bases across 15 states. The company has established itself as the preeminent provider of air ambulance services to communities in need of advanced emergency health care and rapid medical transport. READ MORE
