HEMS operations - photos
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From: UK
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From: Sweden
Landings in Sweden
Bladpitch.
Concerning the guy next to the hcp.
Due to the 76 having such low clerance under the hcp, usually we come down to a low hover, the co pilot ( in this pic, me!) jumps out and directs the pilot flying where to put the wheels so we don t break anything.
Did the same thing when landing on the railway tracks and on the rocks!
Not always we need to do this, but when it s an uneven surface........
If we cannot land we come to a low hover, put one wheel on the ground and load the patient as shown on the following pics from a training flight.
We also use NVG...See pic.
Concerning the guy next to the hcp.
Due to the 76 having such low clerance under the hcp, usually we come down to a low hover, the co pilot ( in this pic, me!) jumps out and directs the pilot flying where to put the wheels so we don t break anything.
Did the same thing when landing on the railway tracks and on the rocks!
Not always we need to do this, but when it s an uneven surface........
If we cannot land we come to a low hover, put one wheel on the ground and load the patient as shown on the following pics from a training flight.
We also use NVG...See pic.
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From: Australia
How do you find loading a stretcher with say a 120 kg patient up such a height...how do you manage this?
Also the goggles look like ANVIS 9s....how did you go getting an export licence from the US State deprtment.....are you government unit or sponsored? And can I ask is there any sort of civil legislation covering ANVIS with your civil aviation regulatory body?
Ta
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From: victoria
thanks rotorhead.
for the experience that i have . ( about 1000 hours)i thought i did pretty good landing on a platform with five inches either side of the skid but that one wheel loading shows me what is still to be learnt as a skill. inspirational!
great flying . congrates to the pilot
awesome pics keep em coming!
LUNAR - you crack me up mate.
for the experience that i have . ( about 1000 hours)i thought i did pretty good landing on a platform with five inches either side of the skid but that one wheel loading shows me what is still to be learnt as a skill. inspirational!
great flying . congrates to the pilot
awesome pics keep em coming!
LUNAR - you crack me up mate.
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From: The North
London HEMS
The landing of London HEMS in Piccadily square on the box junction resulted in the local police sending a large framed photo and a fixed penatly notice. All the paperwork was filled in for the helicopter with its registration and description as well as a 3 point fixed penalty notice for parking in a box junction being issued to the chief pilot (RIP -a sad loss 
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From: Sweden
Late reply!
Nasus.
Sorry for the late replay, but i have been on a few weeks leave.
Concerning the problem of loading a 120 kg patient: it s very rare that we are on our own when it comes to loading patients. Usually the local fire/rescue crew assist us with that stuff..
But of course, we wont be able to load a patient of that size on our own. In that case we will have to find another solution.
The NVG equipment we have is cleared by the US to be used by us, I am just a pilot, but i udnerstand that that the papper work for it was fairly massiv!!!!
sending some pics:
a view from the cockpit!!
Sorry for the late replay, but i have been on a few weeks leave.
Concerning the problem of loading a 120 kg patient: it s very rare that we are on our own when it comes to loading patients. Usually the local fire/rescue crew assist us with that stuff..
But of course, we wont be able to load a patient of that size on our own. In that case we will have to find another solution.
The NVG equipment we have is cleared by the US to be used by us, I am just a pilot, but i udnerstand that that the papper work for it was fairly massiv!!!!
sending some pics:
a view from the cockpit!!