Air Ambulance callsign
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Air Ambulance callsign
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What is the call sign you are using for an air ambulance operation in your respective countries? In North America, for a life-critical flight we call it MEDEVAC but I know it might be different in Europe. I may have heard the term HOSPITAL flight.
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What is the call sign you are using for an air ambulance operation in your respective countries? In North America, for a life-critical flight we call it MEDEVAC but I know it might be different in Europe. I may have heard the term HOSPITAL flight.
thanks
In Australia there are several different companies that provide medical transport services. Hospital and Medivac are used to indicate the status/priority of flight.
In Western Australia there is the Royal Flying Doctor Service (Fly-Doc) and the RAC Rescue Helicopters (Rescue). Other states have Air Ambulance services by different operators (Ambulance VIC/NSW, Careflight). For all emergency services aircraft 3 numbers are issued, the first number indicating the state the aircraft is based/contracted to (I believe these are correct but stand to be corrected: 1 - ACT/National Aerial Firefighting Centre, 2 - NSW, 3 - VIC, 4 - QLD, 5 - SA/NT, 6 - WA).
In Western Australia there is the Royal Flying Doctor Service (Fly-Doc) and the RAC Rescue Helicopters (Rescue). Other states have Air Ambulance services by different operators (Ambulance VIC/NSW, Careflight). For all emergency services aircraft 3 numbers are issued, the first number indicating the state the aircraft is based/contracted to (I believe these are correct but stand to be corrected: 1 - ACT/National Aerial Firefighting Centre, 2 - NSW, 3 - VIC, 4 - QLD, 5 - SA/NT, 6 - WA).
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'Medical' Flights are denoted by what is contained within Field 18 (Remarks) of the FPL. Example STS/HOSP is very common within the UK or MEDEVAC can be used, but this is exceptionally rarely used in the UK/EU by civillian operators. Military occasionally use it but it is generally North American terminology. HOSP/MEDEVAC will not form any part of the radio callsign.
Privilages are NOT automatically granted to 'Medical' flights in terms of exemptions, however ATC will be aware of the filed status (STS) due the above and provide 'special/priority handling' as required according to the laid out rules.
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In the UK, if a flight is being conducted that is being operated by a standard company (so not Helimed) then the area and terminal control controllers have a free text field on their flight details that will say either "MEDIVAC" or "STS/HOSP". I will routinely ask on first contact if they are operating an active hospital flight and alert the next controller if so, aiming to get a short cut etc. A couple of the companies who regularly fly such flights are very switched on and can give us the detail required, either "time critical flight" or "positioning for a time critical flight" can often be said. I'm sure other controllers see and hear other tings too, these are just what I can remember myself.
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Medical repatriations are probably more common than you think particularly at this time of the year in normal circumstances. The vast majority of these flights in the UK will be organised by medical insurance companies and authorised by AUS/SaRG.
In the US alone there are hundreds of daily MEDEVAC, previously LIFEGUARD flights conducted by fixed wing aircraft. There are currently 32 non-heli MEDEVAC flights in the air in the US as I type.
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