HEMS crews.... What do you do when you're sitting waiting
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From: In the mountains
HEMS crews.... What do you do when you're sitting waiting
I'm flying HEMS now and the days are getting longer and the calls fewer...
What do/can/have you done to pass the time - and possibly make a few extra $ or €...?
...................and please don't tell me to read a good book
What do/can/have you done to pass the time - and possibly make a few extra $ or €...?
...................and please don't tell me to read a good book
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From: Cornwall
Flying
As a survivor of a couple of HEMS operations (and the founding pilot of the UK's first) I know exactly where you are coming from - you don't just need a good book - you need THREE GOOD BOOKS as in the Jack Mawgan Trilogy - written by? well yours truly.
You can find out more (and download a booklet on how we set up the Cornwall HEMS in 1986 for free) at Geoff Newman.
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You can find out more (and download a booklet on how we set up the Cornwall HEMS in 1986 for free) at Geoff Newman.
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I couldn't do it. Too boring for me.
"Just a pilot"
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From: Jefferson GA USA
Read.
Nap. Watch movies. Read. Update weather brief. Read. Work on side projects, right now I'm making the "perfect" Leatherman tool/flashlight ("torch") belt holster/clip. Read. Plan the next vacation. Read, looking for a good book on Second Sino-Japanese War...
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From: Australia
Make sure everything is spot on with the machine and equipment first and then sit back wait for the phone or pager to go off.
Enjoy the slack days and catch up on some rest because busy days are just around the corner.
Enjoy the slack days and catch up on some rest because busy days are just around the corner.
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From: Bar to Bar
Welcome to the world of VHR/QRA/SAR. Crosswords/old films/COD/eBay. Never ending trail of admin. Surfing PPRuNe. If you have the entrepreneurial skill to make money from the Internet, you wouldn't be in HEMS in the first place.
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From: Cornwall
Mach 2
When I did a stint on the PZ-Scillies shuttle we would fly past his door every day, sometimes 6 times a day!!
Do you think Cornwall breeds good authors ? or just nurtures them in a kindly way?
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Do you think Cornwall breeds good authors ? or just nurtures them in a kindly way?
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From: In the mountains
Boys.... I know how to sit and wait - learnt that in Africa years ago. And have an external drive full of old movies and music that I have seen a few times. Now that I have the ability to do something in the time in between (which means I have a good internet connection) I'd like to use it constructively.
Machine can't get checked or cleaned more than it is...Paperwork is always up to date...exercise machines are well utilised...
If I'm in this for the long haul I don't want to sleep through it, especially because we rotate 7/7
Machine can't get checked or cleaned more than it is...Paperwork is always up to date...exercise machines are well utilised...
If I'm in this for the long haul I don't want to sleep through it, especially because we rotate 7/7
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From: Florida
Free time.....
I'm flying HEMS now and the days are getting longer and the calls fewer...
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From: On the green bit near the blue wobbly stuff
Study human factors & CRM, and qualify as a CRM ground school instructor ( thats what I did whilst waiting for the phone to ring). It may help you stay safe, and it may earn you a few quid/euro/$