Originally Posted by
A37575
How many times a month/year would the intrepid RFDS pilot actually be forced into this situation?
Could be three times in a day, or once a year. People do not schedule when or where the fall ill, or the circumstances or the time of day. Nor do they do it to coincide with a particular pilots roster.
On occasions like motor vehicle accidents, a number of aircraft or trips maybe needed to one site alone.
Different sections do their aviation parts slightly differently, some use charter aircraft for "clinic" runs, taking nurses, doctors and dentists on schedule appointments, others use their own equipment.
Hospital transfers or emergency work is not done on a "schedule", however some destinations seem to attract a higher number of visits for various medical reasons.