Forgive me for asking a simple question but it is one that is troubling me. The EC135 has a fairly complex fuel system, that is apparent. But the A/C has been in service now for about 10 years with little or no evidence of similar occurences.
But the EC135 is one of the most prolific of emergency service aircraft in the world today. However, it does seem to me that the vast majority of those missions are of relatively short duration 30-45 minutes or so.
Suddenly with the merging of all Scottish Forces into one the machine is covering a much larger area and mission times possibly significantly extended.
So was this pilot now suddenly faced with a fuel management situation unlike anything previously experienced?
As I said sorry to ask a simple question, but there has to be a reason for some of the unexplained issues.
tigerfish