Yaaaaawwwwnnnnn.........still waiting for your justification eg numbers of jobs that needed a winch to improve delivery of care.
So once you train to winch the paramedic and then LOOK at winching the casualty, having decided you do want that extra capability will you go and retrain to winch stretchers and the like or will you just try it and see. What have the CAA actually agreed for you to do - winch paramedics in and out or casualties as well, paramedics are crew - do the casualties count as passengers?
Lots of guys I flew with are now out doing AA and police work so I know it is not populated by numpties but you assume that your bright paramedics will have enough other skills and aviation awareness to pick up winching just like that. How long do we take before we let winchops out on jobs without supervision?
HAL9000 - well said chap
