Chris Meets the Yorkshire Air Ambulance Helicopter Heroes

My good RUclips friend Chris over in S Yorkshire has a chance encounter with a yellow whirlybird from the wonderful Yorkshire Air Ambulance. This is his video.
Isn't it so reassuring to know that in times of trouble that ordinary folk like you and me, have the backing of such heroes, when we fall into trouble.
Yorkshire Air Ambulance (YAA) is a dedicated helicopter emergency air ambulance for the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. It was established in October 2000, and currently operates two Airbus H145 aircraft. It is an independent charity that relies solely on the donations of individuals and organisations.
In 2016, the two existing helicopters were replaced by two new Airbus H145, which are registered as G-YAAC (based at Nostell Priory) and G-YOAA (based at RAF Topcliffe). The new H145 helicopters cost at total of £12 million and offer lower operational and maintenance costs, as well as having night capability enabling longer hours of operation.
The air ambulances appeared on the BBC One programme Helicopter Heroes, on Countryside 999 in series 3, and on UKTV's Helicopter ER.
In March 2023, the charity acquired a new five-bladed H145 D3 helicopter, G-YAAA. It was joined in June 2023 by a second H145 D3, G-YORX. Existing helicopters G-YAAC and G-YOAA will be retired.
FUNDING
The Yorkshire Air Ambulance is a charity solely maintained by donations as it receives no form of official funding. Medical and paramedic staff, however, are provided by local hospitals and the Yorkshire Ambulance Service. The resident population and visitors to Yorkshire finance the air ambulance by donations, and various fund-raising events. In the year ending March 2022, the charity raised £8.6 million. It spent £5.9 million, of which £4.2 million was used to operate the air ambulance service.
Isn't it telling that our successive governments can send millions of pounds of taxpayers money to fund foreign wars but they refuse to fully fund such a worthy cause at home.
In September 2006, the original helicopter was involved in transporting the Top Gear presenter Richard Hammond following his high-speed accident at the former-RAF Elvington airfield near York.