Fair enough,911. I think you have made your case pretty eloquently. I see lots of points we can agree upon and the chief amongst those is the fact that we want to be the best at whatever we do.Also, there is certainly an increased exposure to risk in HEMS.We, the line pilots have to manage it . Not the FAA or the operators ----just us.
The only place we will have to agree to disagree is the fact that I don't see myself as being in a life saving job.Life altering ,certainly, but life saving ---no. I would like to keep it that way.I will continue to do the best I can under the circumstances and limit myself to the letter and the spirit of the laws that govern my job.I certainly hope everyone else does the same.
There should be no hurt feelings in a professional forum such as this and I hope you will return to this thread because we all have something to contribute to raise the safety standards and perceptions in the US HEMS world.
Fly safe and above all fly smart.
Alt3.