Originally Posted by
zorab64
... ... not in favour of taking a sledgehammer to crack a nut - trained paramedic or Doctors eyes in the front seat are just as good as a second pilot, IMHO, for dealing with this tragic circumstance. At least in the 99.99+% of normal landings their other skills will be significantly more useful than a second pilot!
Gets my vote. Develop the resources that you already have.
I believe that during NLA longline ops the Doctor is the lookout at the door giving direction to the pilot so she/he is already doing aviation tasks.