Good to hear no serious injuries. That's a relief.
500 fan, there was considerable debate on other forums and elsewhere in relation to this service. First off it's not a HEMS service, not intended to be. Secondly this accident was entirely predictable and in fact predicted. This service was a political compromise in order to avoid paying for a full HEMS service. Roadside air ambulance services are known to be high risk. The use of relatively inexperienced Air Corps pilots in this role was always a gamble and so it proved.
The only surprise is that this incident happened so early. But it WAS inevitable. It's a relief that no one was killed this time.
Maybe some common sense will prevail and a true HEMS service is put in place with a civilian operator.
Last edited by corsair; 19th Jun 2012 at 16:04.