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EXHIBIT  10.7

                              EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

          This  Agreement  is made and entered into as of April 1, 2000, between
AIR  METHODS  CORPORATION,  a  Delaware corporation (the "Company"), and Neil M.
Hughes  (the  "Executive").

                                    RECITALS

          The  Company  desires  to  employ  the Executive as Vice President-Air
Medical  Services  Division,  and  the  Executive  desires to be employed by the
Company,  upon  the  terms  and  conditions  set  forth  in  this  Agreement.

          In  consideration of the mutual promises contained herein, the receipt
and  sufficiency  of  which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereby agree as
follows:

                                    AGREEMENT

     1.   Employment;  Position;  Term.  The  Company  hereby  employs  the
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Executive,  and the Executive hereby accepts employment with the Company, in the
capacity of Vice President-Air Medical Services Division.  Subject to Section 4,
the term of the Executive's employment under this Agreement shall be for one (1)
year, beginning April 1, 2000.  The term of this Agreement shall be extended for
successive  one-year  periods  on  April 1 of each year beginning April 1, 2001,
unless  on  or before February 1, prior to any such renewal date, the Company or
the  Executive  provides  written  notice  to  the other of its intention not to
renew.

     2.   Duties,  Responsibilities  and  Authority.  In  his  capacity  as
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Vice  President-Air  Medical Services Division, the Executive shall have primary
responsibility  for  all  operations  and  functions of the Air Medical Services
Division,  and  shall  perform such other duties as are prescribed by applicable
law  and  the  Company's  bylaws  for  the office which the Executive shall hold
pursuant to this Agreement, all of which duties shall be conducted in accordance
with policies established by the Company's board of directors (the "Board").  In
his  capacity  as  Vice  President-Air  Medical Services Division, the Executive
shall  report  to  the  Chief Executive Officer and be subject to the additional
direction  and  control  of  the  Board.  The  Executive  shall  devote his full
professional  and managerial time and effort to the performance of his duties as
Vice  President-Air  Medical  Services  Division of the Company and he shall not
engage  in  any  other  business  activity  or  activities  which, in the mutual
judgment  of  the  Executive  and  the  Board,  do,  in  fact, conflict with the
performance  of  his  duties  under  this  Agreement.

     3.   Compensation.
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          (a)  Salary.  For  services  rendered  under  this  Agreement,  the
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Company  shall  pay the Executive a salary of $162,000 per annum beginning April
1,  2000.

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          (b)  Annual  Review. The  Executive's  salary  will  not  be  reviewed
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during  the initial one-year term of the Agreement. The Executive's first salary
review  shall  be for the period ending March 31, 2001, and, as appropriate, his
salary  shall be adjusted effective April 1, 2001 and shall be reviewed annually
thereafter  during  the  term  of  this  Agreement.

          (c)  Stock  Options.  The  Executive  may  participate in stock option
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programs  of  the  Company  in  accordance with the policies applicable to other
officers  of the Company, upon such terms as the administrators of such programs
in  their  discretion  determine.

          (d)  Benefits  and  Vacation.  The  Executive  shall  be  eligible  to
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participate  in  such  insurance  programs (health, disability, or life) or such
other  health,  dental, retirement, or similar employee benefits programs as the
Board may approve, on a basis comparable to that available to other officers and
executive employees of the Company.  The Executive shall be entitled to four (4)
weeks  of  paid vacation per year.  Vacation time may be accumulated for one (1)
year beyond the year for which it is accrued and used any time during such year,
but  any  vacation time not used during such additional year shall be forfeited.
The  value  of any accrued but unused vacation time shall be paid in cash to the
Executive  upon  termination  of  his  employment  for  any  reason.

          (e)  Reimbursement  of  Expenses.  The  Company  shall  reimburse  the
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Executive for all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Executive in
connection with the business of the Company and in the performance of his duties
under  this  Agreement  upon  the  Executive's presentation to the Company of an
itemized  accounting  of  such  expenses  with  reasonable  supporting  data.

     4.   Termination.  Either  party  may  terminate  the  Executive's
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employment  under  this Agreement, without cause, upon ninety (90) days' written
advance  notice  to  the other party, but subject to the provisions of Section 7
hereof.  The  Company  may  terminate the Executive's employment for "Cause" (as
hereinafter  defined) immediately upon written notice stating the basis for such
termination.  "Cause"  for  termination of the Executive's employment shall only
be  deemed  to  exist  if  the Executive has breached this Agreement and if such
breach  continues  or  recurs  more  than  30 days after notice from the Company
specifying  the  action  which  constitutes  the  breach  and  demanding  its
discontinuance,  exhibited  willful disobedience of reasonable directions of the
Board,  or committed gross malfeasance in performance of his duties hereunder or
acts  resulting in an indictment charging the Executive with the commission of a
felony;  provided  that  the  commission of acts resulting in such an indictment
shall  constitute  Cause  only  if  a majority of the directors who are not also
subject  to  any  such  indictment  determine  that  the Executive's conduct has
substantially  adversely  affected  the  Company  or its reputation.  A material
failure  to perform his duties hereunder that results from the disability of the
Executive  shall  not  be  considered  Cause  for  his  termination.

     5.   Disability.  If  the  Executive  shall  be  prevented  by  illness,
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accident,  or  other  incapacity  from  properly performing his duties hereunder
(and, if required by the Company upon the furnishing of evidence satisfactory to
the  Company  of  such disability), the Company shall, during the continuance of
his  disability  but  only  for  the  remaining  term of this Agreement, pay the
Executive his compensation payable under the provisions of Section 3 (above) and
continue  to  provide  the  Executive all other benefits provided hereunder.  As
used  herein,  the term "disability" shall mean the complete and total inability

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of the Executive, due to illness, physical or comprehensive mental impairment to
substantially  perform  all  of his duties as described herein for a consecutive
period  of  thirty  (30)  days  or  more.

     6.   Death.  In  the  event  of  the  death  of  the Executive, except with
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respect  to  any  benefits  which  have  accrued  and  have not been paid to the
Executive hereunder, the provisions of this Employment Agreement shall terminate
immediately.  However,  the  Executive's  estate shall have the right to receive
compensation  due  to  the  Executive  as  of  and to the date of his death and,
furthermore,  to receive an additional amount equal to one-twelfth (1/12) of the
Executive's annual compensation then in effect as specified in Section 3, above.

     7.   Severance  Pay.  In  the  event  that  the  Executive's  employment is
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terminated by the Company other than for Cause, whether during or after the term
of  this  Agreement, the Executive shall be entitled to receive his then current
compensation,  payable  at the Company's regular payment intervals, for a period
of  one  year  following  the date of termination; provided, that if any of such
payments  would  (i)  constitute  a  "parachute  payment"  within the meaning of
Section  280G of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the "Code") and (ii) but for
this  proviso  be  subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code
(the "Excise Tax"), the amount payable hereunder shall be reduced to the largest
amount which the Executive determines would result in no portion of the payments
hereunder being subject to the Excise Tax.  If the Executive voluntarily resigns
his  employment  hereunder,  or  if  his employment is terminated for Cause, the
Executive  shall  not  be  entitled  to  any severance pay or other compensation
beyond  the  date  of  termination  of  his  employment.

     8.   Covenant  Not  to Compete.  During  the  continuance of his employment
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by  the Company and for a period of twenty-four (24) months after termination of
his  employment,  the Executive shall not, anywhere in the United States, engage
in  any  business  which  competes  directly  or  indirectly  with  the Company.

     9.   Trade  Secrets  and Confidential Information.  During  his  employment
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by  the  Company, and for a period of five years thereafter, the Executive shall
not, directly or indirectly, use, disseminate, or disclose for any purpose other
than  for  the  purposes  of  the  Company's  business,  any  of  the  Company's
confidential  information  or trade secrets, unless such disclosure is compelled
in  a  judicial  proceeding.  Upon termination of his employment, all documents,
records,  notebooks,  and similar repositories of records containing information
relating  to  any  trade  secrets  or  confidential  information  then  in  the
Executive's  possession  or control, whether prepared by him or by others, shall
be  left  with  the  Company  or  returned  to  the  Company  upon  its request.

     10.  Severability.  It  is  the  desire  and intent of the parties that the
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provisions  of  Sections  8  and  9  shall  be  enforced  to  the fullest extent
permissible  under  the laws and public policies applied in each jurisdiction in
which enforcement is sought.  Accordingly, if any particular sentence or portion
of  either  Section  8 or 9 shall be adjudicated to be invalid or unenforceable,
the  remaining  portions of such section nevertheless shall continue to be valid
and  enforceable as though the invalid portions were not a part thereof.  In the

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event  that  any of the provisions of Section 8 relating to the geographic areas
of  restriction  or  the  period  of  restriction  shall be deemed to exceed the
maximum  area  or  period  of time which a court of competent jurisdiction would
deem enforceable, the geographic areas and times shall, for the purposes of this
Agreement,  be  deemed  to be the maximum areas or time periods which a court of
competent  jurisdiction  would  deem valid and enforceable in any state in which
such  court  of  competent  jurisdiction  shall  be  convened.

     11.  Injunctive  Relief.  The  Executive  agrees  that any violation by him
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of  the agreements contained in sections 8 and 9 are likely to cause irreparable
damage  to  the  Company,  and  therefore  agrees  that  if there is a breach or
threatened  breach  by  the  Executive  of  the provisions of said sections, the
Company  shall  be entitled to an injunction restraining the Executive from such
breach.  Nothing  herein  shall  be  construed  as  prohibiting the Company from
pursuing  any  other  remedies  for  such  breach  or  threatened  breach.

     12.  Miscellaneous.
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          (a)  Notices.  Any  notice  required  or  permitted  to be given under
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this  Agreement shall be directed to the appropriate party in writing and mailed
or delivered, if to the Company, to P.O. Box 4114, 7301 South Peoria, Englewood,
Colorado  80155  or to the Company's then principal office, if different, and if
to the Executive, to P.O. Box 4114, 7301 South Peoria, Englewood, Colorado 80155
or  to  the  Company's  then  principal  office,  if  different.

          (b)  Binding Effect.  This  Agreement  is a personal service agreement
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and may not be assigned by the Company or the Executive, except that the Company
may  assign  this  Agreement  to  a  successor by merger, consolidation, sale of
assets  or  other reorganization. Subject to the foregoing, this Agreement shall
be  binding  upon  and  inure  to  the  benefit  of the parties hereto and their
respective  successors,  assigns,  and  legal  representatives.

          (c)  Amendment.  This  Agreement  may  not  be  amended  except  by an
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instrument  in  writing  executed  by  each  of  the  parties  hereto.

          (d)  Applicable  Law.  This  Agreement  is  entered  into in the State
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of  Colorado  and for all purposes shall be governed by the laws of the State of
Colorado.

          (e)  Counterparts.  This  instrument  may  be  executed in one or more
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counterparts,  each  of  which  shall  be  deemed  an  original.

          (f)  Entire Agreement.  This  Agreement  supersedes  and  replaces all
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prior  agreements between the parties related to the employment of the Executive
by  the  Company.

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          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the
date  first  above  written.

                                            AIR  METHODS  CORPORATION

                                        By: /s/  George  Belsey
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                                            George  Belsey,  Chairman  and Chief
                                            Executive  Officer

                                            THE  EXECUTIVE:

                                            /s/ Neil  M.  Hughes
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                                            Neil  M.  Hughes

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<PAGE>AMENDMENT TO
                                STOCK OPTION PLAN
                       SAFEGUARD HEALTH ENTERPRISES, INC.

                      (As amended through October 25, 2000)

SafeGuard  Health  Enterprise, Inc., (the "Company") a corporation organized and
existing under the laws of the state of Delaware, herby adopts this amendment to
the Company's Stock Option Plan, (the "Plan") as stated below.  The stockholders
of the Company approved the following amendment to the Plan at a Special Meeting
of  Stockholders  held  on  October  25, 2000.  Article II, Section 2.1 - Shares
Subject  to  the  Plan,  is  hereby  amended  as  follows:

Section  2.1  -  Shares  Subject  to  the  Plan
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          The  shares  of  stock  subject  to  Options  shall  be  shares of the
Company's  authorized  common  stock  ("Common Stock").  The aggregate number of
such  shares,  which  may  be issued over the term of the Plan, shall not exceed
3,000,000.  The total number of shares issuable from time to time under the Plan
shall  be  subject  to  periodic adjustment in accordance with the provisions of
Section  2.3  below.

          Should  an Option expire or terminate for any reason prior to exercise
or  surrender  in  full,  the shares subject to the portion of the Option not so
exercised  or  surrendered shall be available for subsequent Option grants under
the  Plan.  Shares  subject  to  any  Option  or  portion thereof surrendered in
accordance with Section 7.10 of the Plan and all share issuances under the Plan,
whether  or not such shares are subsequently repurchased by the Company pursuant
to its repurchase rights under the Plan, shall reduce on a share-for-share basis
the  number  of  shares  of  Common Stock available for subsequent Option grants
under  this Plan.  In addition, should the option price of an outstanding Option
under the Plan be paid with shares of Common Stock, then the number of shares of
Common Stock subsequently available for issuance under the Plan shall be reduced
by  the gross number of shares for which the Option is exercised, and not by the
net  number  of  shares  of  Common  Stock  actually  issued  to  the  Optionee.

We  hereby certify theta the above amendment to the Plan was duly adopted by the
Stockholders  of  the Company and by the Board of Directors of the Company as of
October  25,  2000.

Executed  at  Aliso  Viejo,  California  on  the  25th  day  of  October  2000.

/s/  James  E.  Buncher                      /s/ Ronald  I.  Brendzel
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JAMES  E.  BUNCHER                           RONALD  I.  BRENDZEL
President and Chief Executive Officer        Senior Vice President and Secretary

                                  Exhibit 10.5
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