Gymble,
From your postings on the thread about Professional Pilots, it's quite obvious you're very ant-pilot and want to do everything you can to cut down costs on your own operation. However, that's no reason for laying in to Devil 49, who made some very sensible suggestions. It's only you who has said he wouldn't like to work a permanent night shift. He said that his list of things to make HEMS safer are scheduling, equipment and training. Whilst scheduling some pilots permanently on nights and some on days might help, it only answers one of the problems (and, yes, I've done it - I was on permanent nights on an SAR operation for 4 years). However, having done something to help with the fatigue aspect, the other is the fact that it requires additional equipment to operate more safely on rescue operations at night and it seems that NVG's are the best. But you wouldn't like that would you! Another example of "Professional Managers" providing distorted recommendations based on their own interests.
