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Old 25th Oct 2013, 11:21
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PLovett
 
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RFDS Western District has a problem with patient transfer from Pilbara/Kimberly districts to either Perth or Darwin. In a PC-12 it takes forever which is why they have toyed with the idea of the Piaggio Avanti for such missions. They have been utilising a Hawker for some time now which I understand is supplied and crewed by Rio Tinto but it can't do emergency evacuations being restricted to paved runways. A jet of their own that can operate into unimproved strips may be just be what they have been looking for.
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