EMS Helicopter Pilot Samantha Poirier | Behind the Wings 

Thank you for the service to you community 👍🏾👊🏾

I was a paramedic for 30 years, with 7 of that on A-Stars. I had the privilege of working with some amazing people, but lost 6 friends in 3 different crashes in 2 different jurisdictions. I pray that the industry continues to improve and that they adopt upgraded technology even though it's often cost prohibitive. I wish, also, that some of the companies out there would know when to say no.

Thank you for your service!

WHO'S slicing onions??

Thank you for your service. Miss Poierier. 10:03

@Alana Lowe No hate here but it's ironic, you had to jam yourself on the internet to make your comment. 😉

@Alana Lowe By mentioning "hate" I was making clear to you, I was merely making a comment, not yelling or hating on you. Additionally, she didn't put herself on camera the director, producer, maybe her boss or head of the hospital put her on camera. What is she going to say, "No"?

yea no joke. Building hrs in rotors is so expensive. Curious how she paid the bill

@@cwr8618 rich parents

@@ticenits1926 i believe it. fixed wing, i could buy that she paid it off in cfi hrs or something but rotor wing is crazy. most folks either did military flying or used their gi bill, but there's some who just grind it out over a long time.

@@cwr8618 Actually I watched a vlog journal from flightschool to turbine pilot and the person sold some business they ran for a few hundred K and took a year off to get all of their certs and turbine time in an r66. I think it cost them about 150k to become employable and 'skip the line' of CFI's.

@@ticenits1926 so friggen expensive. ridiculous. and i don't think think most helo pilots make that much money

Very professional. I'm a nurse, strong work.

I wanted to be helicopter pilot as well, but, after seeing cost and my chronic health issues, I changed it.

I’m in my last year of highschool and want to be an helicopter pilot(really considering in the USGC) and struggling on which route to take.

Are there fixed wing aircraft that do medical transport in Australia? I imagine they'd be quite useful for getting people the help they need when medical facilities are much further away.

@@mr_beezlebub3985 Three ambulance services here had their own fixed wing aircraft, but I believe only Victoria still has their own fleet. In Queensland (2.5 x larger than Texas), the Flying Doctor has the contract (RFDS). Many parts of the state are beyond the range of our AW139 helicopters, so patients in the outback get flown out by RFDS. Most grazing properties in the outback have their own airstrips, making access easier. I spent 18 months as working at a small-town ambulance station and we'd have most of our patients flown out by RFDS. The local "hospital" was basically a clinic, not capable of treating serious patients-no CT, MRI etc. Being a city slicker, I never got bored of the RFDS pilot radioing me to drive up and down the airstrip with siren on to scare away kangaroos and emus from the runway and immediate surrounds just prior to their touchdown.

Perhaps this Loveland medical service helicopters don't have hoist/winch, but there are other areas that have helicopters that have them.

@@dallasyap3064 Are all rescue/ambulance helicopters privately run in the US?

@@coover65 I don't live in the US, but I do know that there are some privately run rescue helicopters in the US.

Steven bowers I love that show! I wish I could watch all the seasons. I live in the US. My niece is a flight nurse with a flight paramedic and pilot in an EC 135. I get woozy at the sight of blood but I geek out learning how the rescue crews do their thing and how it varies like you said. Fascinating!