good bit of filming by the person with the camera.always buzz when i see the helicopter then it brings me back to earth by knowing they are their because someone is in desperate need of care. thanks for yous being whom you are
Love it when the air ambulance lands in my area u know when it's about cos of its destinct sound vrry skilled pilot to land and take off in that small space
Well done for the Vid!...Good quality! next time maybe a Cannes film Award!...Keep that camera with you! You never know what you might catch next time!...
Wouldn’t get the AW169 that most Air Ambulances are changing to in there. Seems a retrograde step to go large with the only possible motive being that ex-military pilots who will have had a lot of experience on the AW169 in the forces can walk straight into a job with the Air Ambulance. A case of the old boys network taking priority over operational requirements.
Its called a NOTAR. NO TAil Rotor. Instead it directs a beam of air out the rear cone which rotate . You can see the grass getting hit by it @ 3:39. Its very safe for ground crew. The worst that could happen is you get hit with a lot of air instead of being chopped up by the rotor.
McDonnell Douglas Explorer with the NOTAR system. NOTAR means No Tail Rotor which is useful for tight situations where a tail rotor could strike a object and destroy the helicopter. Instead it's a ducted fan.
They can, but the primary purpose is to get a trauma doctor to the patient as fast as possible, who will usually then be transported by ground vehicle to an appropriate hospital
Francis Suemith It was patently clear to everybody but you ! They even have it written on the door for people like you but I guess sometimes that is not enough.
One of these landings - on a damned small space, on top of that between trees near the rotor blades (btw. the 1st time I see the rotor with 5 blades on the newest generation -Eurocopter- McDonnell Douglas in action) - which deserves huge respect for the skills of these pilots.
