I landed FFL, not a pilot but as a firefighter, a few times into a landing zone. Once on a high school football field during a game. Goosebumps the entire time they landed and took off. Being the command of the landing zone and watching them fly in at night time is amazing. I don't care how many times I've seen flight land and take off, it is still awesome.
Iused to have MedCenter Air come into zMax Dragway for B.R.A.K.E.S. Teen driving schools. the flight crew would talk to the teens about the most common calls that they get called out on, being the landing crew for them every time they came in and left out. I had to be in communication with them and also with Speedway Rescue at all times. Several times during our demonstration, they'd get called out, we'd have to stop the demo immediately and clear the area so they could take off.
You have to make sure the patient is hooked up to all the proper equipment. The Iv's are secure the pt is fastened in .then the nurses communications helmets are functioning. Sometimes before take off they check vitals and administer drugs and sometimes they have to insert a breathing tube into a pt lungs. This appeared to be pretty quick considering all the stuff the nurses need to do and then the pilot has to get clearance from air traffic control also.
I also live by meep and we’re we live we have a lot of helicopter pick ups because the nearest level 1 trama center is 20 miles south of here and not all of these pick ups are life threatening
mike Safety first...helicopters also have to idle for 3 minutes prior to takeoff. He'll get priority in the air, though, where they can travel upwards of 130 MPH.
@@timothyammon8579 I may be incorrect. Memorial Hermann Hospital (Houston, TX ) was the first to start Helicopter transport for Trauma patients under the name of Life Flight. They are still in operation and may be the oldest in the country. So...not sure of the derivation of this helicopter's tail number.
