..... of a robust machine that served me well enough when offshore based during the 80s. It was a bit of a stretch to be based 187 NM from the nearest onshore alternate and know that whilst shuttling day and night winter and summer you had to keep enough fuel on board to make it ashore if a donkey stopped.
Night shuttling (single pilot of course) could be a challenge mid-winter with no rad alt or weather radar you could easily find yourself in the middle of a snowstorm without knowing.
I always thought the Ferranti 'SAS' system was three green lights designed to fool you into thinking they actually did something - useless.
We used the basic model to set up the UK's first HEMS style Air Ambulance in 1987 and though it was pretty small it did the job admirably for years and showed just what could be done both clinically and logistically with the bare minimum of capability.
Great machine, respect.
G.
