REGA EC-145, how many left?
Having spoken to the AgustaWestland reps by the new Rega A-109S DaVinci last year at Helitech, seemed to confirm that the 109S wasn't just around to complement the EC-145 and to replace the old A-109K2 but to be the sole a/c of the Rega fleet.and replace the 145 entirely.
I was also told the 145 wasn't particularly brilliant at high altitudes (something I find a tad hard to swallow considering the Securitie Civile and Gendamarie in France utilize the 145 for this) for Rega and that the purchase was only interim.
However please could someone shed light on this as IMHO, the 145 is still a great rescue and EMS platform even in mountainous terrain and thought back 8 years ago, Rega wanted the 145 to replace the ageing K2
Many thanks