Originally Posted by
Hangarless
Pilot did well to stay calm- I have been involved in an almost exact same issue.
ATC guy sounded fairly agro. But isn't it possible for helo pilot to explain that he is unable to climb to requested altitude for a medical reason? Surely explaining so doesn't breach medical privacy of a patient? Helo pilot initially says he will try to climb to requested altitude. So does that suggest he might have been checking with medical personnel on board whether a climb was possible?