Great North Air Ambulance.......
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I find that last photo slightly disappointing. You can't see her quick release box.
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'I take it that they are still only operating on 1 A/C then?'
Take a look at their website.. Very misleading to the public!!
Still says 3 aircraft!. Been down to 2 since april, and only 1
for the last 2 months!!
Naughty
Take a look at their website.. Very misleading to the public!!
Still says 3 aircraft!. Been down to 2 since april, and only 1
for the last 2 months!!
Naughty
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More confused!
Thanks for the link Bertie,
Interesting but still confusing. Seems to me that there are a mix of operating charities and grant giving charities - with the operating charities running their own services and the grant giving charities giving funds to ambulance services which also run their own services - but all within a pretty woolly operating framework and all of them making individual decisions rather than operating as a consortium.
That don't make much sense!
Interesting thread (in more ways than one).
Interesting but still confusing. Seems to me that there are a mix of operating charities and grant giving charities - with the operating charities running their own services and the grant giving charities giving funds to ambulance services which also run their own services - but all within a pretty woolly operating framework and all of them making individual decisions rather than operating as a consortium.
That don't make much sense!
Interesting thread (in more ways than one).
Take a look at their website.. Very misleading to the public!!
Still says 3 aircraft!. Been down to 2 since april, and only 1
for the last 2 months!!
Naughty
Still says 3 aircraft!. Been down to 2 since april, and only 1
for the last 2 months!!
Naughty
what do local fundraisers think of this? Are they aware?
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If their charitable and operational people work as closely together as we do in the East Mids, you can be sure that the charity are very aware of how many a/c they are operating at the moment.
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From what I gather from a mate of mate who knows a mate !!! The whole thing is a cluster!!! It was MAS with a 902 ( which they had a good deal with, some times contracts involve a bit more than money!!! ) then as always and quite rightly the charity looked around at this and that............ they wanted 2 902 s and a the Dauphin. Good call mixed fleet etc etc. MR PDG turned up and offered 2 902 s and pilotage and tech support which went tits up, then they said two Dauphins, then Mr Multifllight turned up and said hmmmmmmmmmm a Dauphin and pilots and engineer support we can do that. Now that may be a good thing a new player on the block etc etc. But through out this whole load of bollocks those paras and Docs have been manning a car and Yorkshire Air Ambo and the guys and gals from over the western side have covered their area. I am not in the game but I would be HUGELY annoyed at the people who are paid to sort this mess out BEFORE it comes to a head like this. My mate of mate etc is fuming............ cause he has seen a great and good thing being dragged down badly................ After a very drunken new year and his rantings........ I agree with him. But I am sure there are far more clever ans in the game people out there who will set me right
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Yes NWAA often seen in South Lakes and have even been known to venture deep into GNAA territory.Just had a quick look on their website and it's showing a video of them in action at Junc 40 of the M6.If my geography serves me right that the Penrith Junction which is only 4 miles from GNAA's operating base!!
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GNAA were based at Langwathby (nr Penrith) up until a week or so ago? The Air Ambulance from Otterburn (when covering the area) used to work from Carlisle. I think Carlisle is just a convenient stop for Fuel and the Cafe...
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GNAA were based at Langwathby (nr Penrith) up until a week or so ago? The Air Ambulance from Otterburn (when covering the area) used to work from Carlisle. I think Carlisle is just a convenient stop for Fuel and the Cafe...
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what helis?..
As of last week when I was chatting there is STILL only the Dauphin flying in the GNAA 'fleet'. Bolkow was pulled from Otterburn around april 09, 902 from Teesside in Nov 09. Much talk of 'new' Dauphin arriving this month via Multiflight to back up GHEMS (and presumably take PDG contract) but nothing seen. Dont know if any of you guys have heard anything about M Owens old ship or LN-OLE ?
Areas best kept secret.. well from public at least.
All the best to PDG crews - hang on in there, its nice to see you guys flying over.
Areas best kept secret.. well from public at least.
All the best to PDG crews - hang on in there, its nice to see you guys flying over.
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Barshifter - apologies mate, I bow to your superior geographical knowledge! Maybe somebody should have told their Webmaster, who still, like me, has them down as operating from Carlisle Airport.
I saw the ex-lame duck Man Utd striker's Dauphin landing at LBA the other day after a trip to the paint shop for a change of colour scheme. The original PAS-supllied 902 is being re-registered so I would guess that the Dauphin may be taking over the GNAA reg.
I saw the ex-lame duck Man Utd striker's Dauphin landing at LBA the other day after a trip to the paint shop for a change of colour scheme. The original PAS-supllied 902 is being re-registered so I would guess that the Dauphin may be taking over the GNAA reg.
I would guess that the Dauphin may be taking over the GNAA reg.
All the best to Pat, Sam and the other workers who had to put up with me during my all-too-few chances to fly in your wonderful part of the world.
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registrations can normally only be reissued to the same airframe
[ghems already has a reissued ghems registration from the time in came back to uk from the carribian ]
i say normally as i belive that some special registrations have been moved to different airframes but you could count on one hand the times it has happened
registrations can normally only be reissued to the same airframe
[ghems already has a reissued ghems registration from the time in came back to uk from the carribian ]
i say normally as i belive that some special registrations have been moved to different airframes but you could count on one hand the times it has happened