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Old 26th March 2009 | 17:49
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tottigol
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Wining, dining and providing free cruises for certain "rural" hospital and medical centers medical Directors and CEOs is a very popular activity for at least one large "community based" part 135 operator of day VFR, single engine Bell products.
"Bat Phones" are also increasingly popular in several ED administrative offices, sometimes there are two or more and their colors are usually Blue and Red and/or Black and Yellow.
Been there, seen it done including (and they can lie about it until they are blue in the face ) departing from a zero zero fogged in location while a competing (IFR capable twin) aircraft was circling overhead because of weather conditions.
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