Putting a BK in Palmy wouldnt help - it wont achieve cat A performance in a medical config.... see posts above.
The CAA have a duty to uphold and enforce the rules weather we as pilots agree or disagree with the rules they are enforcing - it would be irresponsible and against their mandate to expect anything less. The fact its taken them this long to react to a blatent rule breaking by almost all rescue operations in NZ is dissapointing.
If you disagree with the rules then maybe you should have taken more notice of the rule making process or maybe you should be campaining to have the current rules changed, there are avenues for this and the AIA and ALPA could help. Short of this pick up the phone and call John Fogden.
In the meantime I would suggest there are many in the firing line if an incident were to happen, the hospitals for holding the part 139 helipad certification and not enforcing its requirements, the heli operator and the PIC would be done for using a certified helipad and not being able to comply.
Hey - just get a helicopter that will comply then everyone would be happy!
