No EMS Helicopters in Ireland
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Night VFR?
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We know about the night rules but rules change. Any idea of area of Operation? will you limit it to the Galway area? I would hate to need a rotors running fueling in these parts especially with part-time airports.
In the Dark ages we are.!!
In the Dark ages we are.!!
This mention of a Bell 222 probably comes from a recent story in the Mayo Advertiser. That story mentioned an operator called HeliMed setting up ops from 'March 2008' using Executive Helicopters and Blackrock Ambulance Service. The story specifically mentioned a Galway based Bell 222.
This is not a charity funded service - there were quotes of a cost of approximately €4,000 from Galway to Dublin and €5,000 from Castlebar to Dublin.
From March there is supposed to be a 24-hour seven days a week emergency call-out through the Blackrock Ambulance control.
On the basis of the words used the IFR 222 does not need to be in country yet.
This is not a charity funded service - there were quotes of a cost of approximately €4,000 from Galway to Dublin and €5,000 from Castlebar to Dublin.
From March there is supposed to be a 24-hour seven days a week emergency call-out through the Blackrock Ambulance control.
On the basis of the words used the IFR 222 does not need to be in country yet.
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Hillerbee,
Congratulations on the forthcoming trial, sounds interesting. Who is paying for the service? What type of crew composition are you talking about? Have you had any snags from the IAA at all? A bell 222 seems like a nice machine to use. What are your predicted call to lift times? Best of luck, its about time this service was set up even if it is profit oriented.
Congratulations on the forthcoming trial, sounds interesting. Who is paying for the service? What type of crew composition are you talking about? Have you had any snags from the IAA at all? A bell 222 seems like a nice machine to use. What are your predicted call to lift times? Best of luck, its about time this service was set up even if it is profit oriented.
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HillerBee,
I just stumbled on this thread today. Good luck with the trial.
Last time I tried to figure it out we have (very approx) 2 EMS helicopters for every 1 million people here in the US. I have always wondered why we don't have any Helicopter EMS in Ireland.
Do you have any idea what the flight crew qualifications/ requirments will be? Also; will pilot positions will be advertised if the trial is successful?
Thanks for the informative posts.
I just stumbled on this thread today. Good luck with the trial.
Last time I tried to figure it out we have (very approx) 2 EMS helicopters for every 1 million people here in the US. I have always wondered why we don't have any Helicopter EMS in Ireland.
Do you have any idea what the flight crew qualifications/ requirments will be? Also; will pilot positions will be advertised if the trial is successful?
Thanks for the informative posts.
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Why not IAC?
Ive heard that the 222 will be doing patient transfers, air ambulance as oppposed to HEMs. As the Air Corps already do this for no extra charge, why would the HSE cough up the money for another operator? That said a national HEMs service could save a lot of lifes in terms of a quick response, especially in some remote parts of the west.
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Nov 07 PAN has a short piece on this:
http://www.policeaviationnews.com/Ac...November07.pdf
At Page 13
http://www.policeaviationnews.com/Ac...November07.pdf
At Page 13
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The IAC AW139 is due to take over the Air Ambulance roster from the smaller 135 soon , and it will provide a 24hr service and it will cost the patient nothing! Seems like developing civilian operations (i have heard rumours that an air ambulance will be operating soon in nearly every corner of our small country... Waterford, Kerry, Galway, Belfast, Enniskillen, Cork etc..) could be very expensive for little gain in comparison to developing military air ambulance. Regardless of whether the expense is carried by an already stretched Health Service or by generous contributors in shopping centres the expense is still huge. The population does deserve proper air ambulance coverage, it also deserves proper cancer prevention clinics, proper radiotherapy centres and hundreds of other health-related drains on valuable health resources. The question is how do we expend our health budget/goodwill budget without wasting it or financing someones helicopter business... my two cents.
I am fairly sure that the answer is no at this moment in time... ask in a few weeks ... maybe as late as July the answer may be yes if the money arrives in the coffers by that time.
There is a Bond 105 at Cork but it has other duties. There has been an EC135T2i on oil industry support since January 1 but I guess there will be a need for the 105 in a maintance support role.
There is a Bond 105 at Cork but it has other duties. There has been an EC135T2i on oil industry support since January 1 but I guess there will be a need for the 105 in a maintance support role.
I know of no specifics other than that Bond at Cork is new and primarily supporting the new EC135T2i oil contract.
As stated above I guessed that the 105 might currently be there in a maintenance support role for the 135, other options always likely.
As stated above I guessed that the 105 might currently be there in a maintenance support role for the 135, other options always likely.
