Prince William for Air Ambulance?
 

William eyes new job in the sky | The Sunday Times

Interesting?

Mmmmm ...

I do hope he enjoys doing all of those exams ....... :hmm:

Protection squad?
 

Good question. Will he sit the 14 exams to carry out the commercial role, or just one being ex mil?
More news on the subject.
https://uk.news.yahoo.com/prince-wil...5.html#tQJV8m1

It will be be a nightmare for his protection team. How will they follow him or will he be given a sidearm to carry with him while landing at HEMS jobs which haven't been cleared for royalty arriving?

Not a job for royalty given the current threat levels in the UK.

Prince Andrew drives his own range rover through London fitted with blue lights and sirens while visiting hotels with his entourage in tow in a second car.
I counted a team of 10 with him the last time I saw he screeched to a halt while calling at the Dorchester Hotel for tea.

Maybe he applied though their vacancy page ;)
http://www.eaaa.org.uk/about-us/job-vacancies/

If he's anything like that other well-known rotary winged East Anglian, Ken Wallis, that could take some time...

Ananke, are you an ex UK Military pilot. Prince William is!!!

Credit where credit is due both the princes made the trade. ANANKE, did you.

DB

There is no longer the mil bridging package of one exam so he will have to sit the lot. CAP804 part O lists the exemptions he has, in simple terms, he can go straight to exam with no formal training (gutsy) and likewise for his LST. His rating, if he is going for a type he flew in the military, again, he can go straight to test. You gotta love EASA.

I heard that they did make the grade, plus he would have to pass line training and regular examination in role. You sound very bitter with that last statement. Must have been a HUGE potato to make that chip for your shoulder......

I agree with Ananke, its not as though he needs the money when there are other pilots needing a job.

I can't see it happening with the royals security side of things. It would make it very easy for a terrorist bunch to cause a crash knowing WilliaM would be on duty wouldn't it, and who is going to protect him... the paramedic who is on his knees dealing with a patient?

Its got to be a non starter before he ever climbs into the red 135 or will a police helicopter be following him to every HEMS job with his protection team?

ANANKE if you think everyone should be treated the same I agree!
So apply to the the RCB and pass.

Then attend RMA Sandhurst and pass the 12 month (9 month in my day) course to become a commissioned officer. Let me tell you there are no easy rides on that course.

Then apply for flight training. Pass the selection. Survive the 1 year attachment in the teeth arms. Join the Army Pilots course. Survive every single sortie where you are only two rides away from the chop.

Then tell me you think we are all the same!

It is not very often that we look back and feel pride in what we achieved. But those of us who have trod the same path as Prince William and Harry, who needed gainful employment, take our hats off to those two lads who did it voluntarily, with a smile on their faces, when they were already rolling in clover.

I spent three years as an regional Air Ambulance Chief Pilot. If the system can protect him, I salute Williams efforts to promote the cause and serve the public because the wages in that role suck.

ANANKE I agree with the 212 man. Your name, and more importantly your attitude is fodder for cocky rhyming slang

If you want to be part of the club do the the course and make the grade. If not show some respect for those that have!!

ANANKE. Maybe you are just not a Royalist. Please forgive those of us who are and accept your comments are extremely offensive to many who respect those two lads!

DB

I agree, its a showstopper.... Not sure if William consulted his security about the subject before having it released to the media.

Harry O, there's a thought, put him in an NPAS cab. Simples.

Well, well he has followed thru on what he said he would do...good luck to him.
Ananke:
He will not be allowed ANY short cuts by EASA in qualifying for his CPL(IR). Rest assured.
He has 1000 PiC. Because I was there.
He will fly an air ambulance because he is capable and qualified to do so.
He will get preferential treatment in jumping the waiting list because he is an exception - he is going to be our future KING.
Would you turn down the future king and tell him to get back in line - of course not. It is a win win for all concerned.
If you don't like it - go live in Eastern Ukraine and kick off there sonny. Be grateful he doesn't do what these other countries do and assert his authority and walk into the job without quals - because he can :ugh:

Christ - you're damned if you do and you're damned if you don't, eh?:=

Holy crap TC - we are on the same page for the first time. Good to meet the real you at last!

DB

Calm down - it's only a minor aberation DB, it won't last :ok:

What waiting list? BAS are currently short of about 10 pilots at the moment.

I'm sure that they would welcome someone with his sort of SAR background.

Bond are constantly looking for the right pilots, ex mil or not. They have high standards, trust me on that. If you are good enough and have the right attitude, you will be joining a great company. They expect 100% from you and I recently discovered that they will back you 100% in times of trouble.
Why can't ANY pilot go part time??? This is 2014, not 1914 for gods sake. If I line checked any staff member, they would either pass or fail using my single scale of requirements. Their background would not matter. If William gets an AA job, he will do it on merit. If he uses his position to get the 'interview'..... So what??? I got a mate to put my CV in, hundreds of other pilots have done the same. Good luck to him, I am told he is a capable, charming young man.

Jayteeto Amen to all you said. There are no hiding places in the cockpit of a Police or HEMS helicopter. Also Kate could be the nurse......think on!,

As usual TC is bang on with this one, as is DB. It would be wonderful if Prince William was to join the air ambulance. And apart from anything else, I suspect that the huge positive PR for air ambulance services that would result from this would generate a significant hike in the donations upon which the services rely. And that Ananke, might just result in more jobs for you to apply for - though whether you'd get them with your chippy attitude is another matter.

No need for a police helicopter, his brother will do the escort job with an AH-64 Apache :E:E:E:E

skadi