The Little Aircraft that Could
I have been fortunate to gain some level of air medical transport experience operating the Bell 206L3-4, Bell 230 UT. AS-350B2,3, Agusta 109E, BK-117, EC-135T2,P2 aircraft. All had their pluses and minuses. From my perspective, the best all around VFR aircraft was hands down the 206L4. It was always the little aircraft that could. Utilizing a progressive maintenance program we sustained a 95% dispatch rate flying 80 to 120 flights per month, day and night. We routinely performed lifts from medical facilities and scenes up to 9000 feet density altitude. At the other end of the spectrum the EC-135T2 was a great all around day/night VFR/IFR machine.