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Old 6th Feb 2009, 04:11
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aspinwing
 
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Brian Abraham

"Interesting to see that in evidence given the Canadians have never had a fatal HEMS accident since beginning operations in 1972. What is it that they do that gives them such an enviable record?"

Simple, in my province.

Twin engines, two pilots, single (single payer insurance) dispatcher (including fixed wing) source which filters the requests and pays the bill - no shopping.
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