HEMS operations in the United States are characterized by sometimes fierce competition among programs, be they Hospital sponsored or Community Based.
In this, they differ markedly from operations in say, Europe or Australia, where most HEMS programs are sponsored by the local administrations or survive just thanks to donations.
I welcome the valued opinion of ALL our colleagues flying this important and difficult mission, be them from the USA or abroad.
I'd like to compare figures with programs flying under the restrictions of JAA and or the Australian CAA.
Any attempt to generate an intelligent list of responses in another well known web site claiming to be the best rotary wing web site, usually degenerates to a slandering and name calling contest, due to the anonimity of its nature.Questions are welcome as well.
