Something to be "proud of"? "Brag" about? No. Just providing background information so that if a conversation ensues, others in the conversation understand my experiences and can feel free to question or provide direction to the conversation. Many don't survive what I experienced. I'd like to help change that. To that end, I welcome all commments.
For those of you defending TC, please re-read his condescending entry.
Adroight, if your CAA doesn't allow night single pilot HEMS, that's fine. In fact that may be where the U.S. winds up. I was just pointing out that if you don't fly at night, where most Inadvertant IMC occurs, it may be more appropriate to join the conversation than criticise from the safety of day VFR only squadroom. "A bit of a giggle"? Maybe, but that was from actual experience and did bring on a chuckle when safely on the ground.
Re: synthetic vision being a distraction to a VFR pilot who should be looking outside, I point out that, like an auto pilot is being considered for emergency inadvertent incounters with IMC. CCCC doesn't mean climb to your service ceiling. It means Climb (to clear obstructions), Communicate (with ATC), Confess (as to your emergency situation) and Comply (with ATC instructions).
SASless, "... are you in the Life Saving business or are you just providing a safe, efficient medical transportation service?" Define a traumatic amputation at an auto accident scene or a twelve year old's 40% burns going to a burn center. Not just interfacility transport, if that's what you are asking.
Spinwing, "the US EMS accident record speaks for itself". Yes. That's why I'm here.
Crab, "there is no real excuse for crashing so many of those." So true. Can you help figure out how we can avoid doing that?
I'm up for answering personal criticsm, but I ask that we avoid criticizing a whole 'nother's country's way of flying. Unless it's constructive criticism.