Prince William for Air Ambulance?
I really meant the security side of his flying , not just his ability . His people will have it all worked out . We dont need to all worry ..................
yeah , im chilled
yeah , im chilled
haha Nigel - well said. With you on that one. This thread is starting to sound like the NPAS one! Thankfully the toddler group in my village is far more positive.
He might be taking a job but then he's leaving another one free by not doing SAR with Bristow or perhaps something else - you see at least he's willing to work and pay tax and contribute to the system - can't be a bad thing. And clearly being a pilot is his career choice and not a bad one at that. So all in all good luck to him. It can ONLY be positive for our industry and our top gun esq images (I'm sure someone will comment on the latter). Oh, and I heard Bond are struggling for good calibre pilots at the moment, several folk have been chopped and OPCs are harder than they've ever been. Plus Avincis is under new ownership and Babcock (according to an inside source who is on the lead team for the acquisition) are certainly keen to make sure there aren't anymore incidents!
Anyway, if anyone wants to escape the usual negative discussion, the toddler group is every other Thursday between 10 & 12. It costs £2.50, you don't need a current licence or type rating but you do need to be a toddler or have a toddler with you.
Good luck Captain Wales! I still think you'd enjoy Police flying more though.
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He might be taking a job but then he's leaving another one free by not doing SAR with Bristow or perhaps something else - you see at least he's willing to work and pay tax and contribute to the system - can't be a bad thing. And clearly being a pilot is his career choice and not a bad one at that. So all in all good luck to him. It can ONLY be positive for our industry and our top gun esq images (I'm sure someone will comment on the latter). Oh, and I heard Bond are struggling for good calibre pilots at the moment, several folk have been chopped and OPCs are harder than they've ever been. Plus Avincis is under new ownership and Babcock (according to an inside source who is on the lead team for the acquisition) are certainly keen to make sure there aren't anymore incidents!
Anyway, if anyone wants to escape the usual negative discussion, the toddler group is every other Thursday between 10 & 12. It costs £2.50, you don't need a current licence or type rating but you do need to be a toddler or have a toddler with you.
Good luck Captain Wales! I still think you'd enjoy Police flying more though.
Now where did I put my aviators...
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Thankfully the toddler group in my village is far more positive.
Well, don't worry as long as you ignore the fuel dump right next to the air ambulance base at Norwich
Nigel - I don't know where you get your confidence from in this regard, but I do know that you haven't done full time HEMS and don't understand the risks associated with it either.
Forget the terrorist angle - HEMS is a minefield of aviation threats and requires the pilot to be 100% on the ball ALL the time. The industry is littered with pilot 'gottcha's'. His SAR experience will NOT fully prepare him for this because mil ops are far far more regimented and de-risked.
His PPO's will of course do their due diligence bit, but as SS said, a dummy call out could so easily be on the cards. That aside, if AQ et al really wanted him gone - then the air base is a pretty good place to start.
No-one here is stressed or OTT, buddy - we are just shooting the breeze........
chewing the cud. Are you getting your hours in - during this gorgeous weather? Any new pioneering flights on the horizon? Enjoy.
It will be interesting at scene - the pilot usually chips in as the gofor some of the time, or otherwise hangs back and lets the PM's get on with it. William is going to have to hide in the cab with his visor down mostly - if he isn't going to get mobbed by joe public bypassers taking selfies
Forget the terrorist angle - HEMS is a minefield of aviation threats and requires the pilot to be 100% on the ball ALL the time. The industry is littered with pilot 'gottcha's'. His SAR experience will NOT fully prepare him for this because mil ops are far far more regimented and de-risked.
His PPO's will of course do their due diligence bit, but as SS said, a dummy call out could so easily be on the cards. That aside, if AQ et al really wanted him gone - then the air base is a pretty good place to start.
No-one here is stressed or OTT, buddy - we are just shooting the breeze........
chewing the cud. Are you getting your hours in - during this gorgeous weather? Any new pioneering flights on the horizon? Enjoy.
It will be interesting at scene - the pilot usually chips in as the gofor some of the time, or otherwise hangs back and lets the PM's get on with it. William is going to have to hide in the cab with his visor down mostly - if he isn't going to get mobbed by joe public bypassers taking selfies
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Kind of defeats the object of him becoming an air ambulance pilot in the first place!
Security at the base could be solved by putting him on the TVACAA ambo at RAF Benson.
Kind of defeats the object of him becoming an air ambulance pilot in the first place!
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Well he'll just have to commute then like the rest of us.
Security could also be ensured by making all air ambo pilots wear Prince William masks, that'll confuse 'em.
Security could also be ensured by making all air ambo pilots wear Prince William masks, that'll confuse 'em.
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Security could also be ensured by making all air ambo pilots wear Prince William masks, that'll confuse 'em.
Only one problem with that one aeromys, all air ambo pilots would then become the target. It would be best for HRH to wear the official 'generic air ambo pilot' mask;
Wearing this, he would simply blend in with the rest
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I can see the hospital security guards being given Tazers to protect him from all the selfie cameras when he lands at the hospital sites.. all alone on the pad.
Will the jobsworth's in their stab proof vests go into meltdown instead of issuing parking tickets around the hospital grounds
Re the mentions on HEMS pilots who have been chopped, why have they been chopped? How have they made the opc's more difficult, just curious?
Will the jobsworth's in their stab proof vests go into meltdown instead of issuing parking tickets around the hospital grounds
Re the mentions on HEMS pilots who have been chopped, why have they been chopped? How have they made the opc's more difficult, just curious?
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If HRH really wants to work out of Norwich in order to be close to home & family, why doesn't he fly for one of the many other helicopter operators there?
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You know the answer to that one........ Why don't YOU do that job??????ZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
A Prince 'serving the community' looks much better than a Prince working in the offshore/corporate industry
A Prince 'serving the community' looks much better than a Prince working in the offshore/corporate industry
Haha Jayteeto! Good one - bit harsh on the offshore boys though? And corporate folk don't have time for sleeping - they're too busy golfing!
Cabby - operators set the standard they expect from an OPC so they can set the standard as they see fit. Not to be confused with a PC which has different regulation for pass/partial/fail.
From a security point of view Police Ops would probably be better but it's hardly the glamorous role of a HEMS pilot (although the flying, in my opinion, is better). And he'd be potentially turning 20% of the population against the royal family
Cabby - operators set the standard they expect from an OPC so they can set the standard as they see fit. Not to be confused with a PC which has different regulation for pass/partial/fail.
From a security point of view Police Ops would probably be better but it's hardly the glamorous role of a HEMS pilot (although the flying, in my opinion, is better). And he'd be potentially turning 20% of the population against the royal family
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If HRH really wants to work out of Norwich in order to be close to home & family, why doesn't he fly for one of the many other helicopter operators there?
(or did I misinterpret your reply?)
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Yes you did. I think you do know what I mean. He wants to do the 'serving the people' thing, much like me and possibly you too. Whilst offshore flying is highly skilled, it is certainly more routine than HEMS flying. The future King working in the oil/gas industry is far less 'acceptable' than saving lives
Haha good one cabby. Although one can easily get round the passenger's orders by facilitating a good bit of CRM... they are the Crew, in a Resource, and the pilot is the Management