Felt compelled to sign up just to comment on the last thread, what a load of PISH!!! how dare you say 'inexperienced crew get 'rescue fever'..... I've been flying air ambs for the last 8 years after a long career in the RAF and SAR. I agree that aviation is littered with corpses but please, do you really think that air ambulance's employ complete nuggets??
I dont see a need for a winch personally on ours but as stated ealier, in places where the geography suits, then why not bring another trade to the table??? After all, can you imagine the flak that would have come years ago even by suggesting taking people to hospital by helicopter.
This forum seems to be filled with a lot of people who feel no one else can achieve what they have done and yet fail to realise that once upon a time they were sat with the student hat on.
Driver attendant.