INTERVIEW VIDEO: For everyone asking where the interview video is between Jens and me, it’s going online next Thursday 02.02. at 19:00 UTC. See you guys there
I lived in Germany in the 1980s. They were one of the few "costless" helicopter rescue services in the World. Their is a memorial on the A1 with a Christop helicopter mounted there. One thing is that every nation has some sort of rescue service and, unfortunately, I have had to avail myself after a serious fall while hiking. Thank you, A.D.A.C. for leading the way.
@@paoloviti6156 The word was costless. That means the service is provided at no cost to the patient. It's more important that the patient be transported than be checked for the ability to pay. A.D.A.C. members pay for the maintenance of the helicopters.
a big factor probably was german privacy laws/data protection laws. but joe seems to be the type of person to respect the patients privacy even without those laws
As a paramedic, I look up to these guys. they are the best of the best at what they do and its awe inspiring to watch them save lives. thank you for what you do.
Living close to a big hospital, we have helicopters crossing over our house occasionally (they actually moved the landing pad, now it's more rare). I have full admiration for these pilots, as I have seen rescue helicopters land in impossible places. Thanks to all the crews of these important service!
What a great and inspiring video, one of the best yet in the channel. There is no career more noble than those who help people in their hour of need. And flying to do it is just divine. The doctors, pilots, paramedics, mechanics, everyone involved in those operations are true heroes. They are angels who descend from the sky to help people in need.
That takes some SKILL to land on that platform exactly where he needs to in order for the rotor to clear the doors as it rolls back inside! Excellent video, Captain Joe!! These rescue folks don't get enough credit for what they do.
Unlike 99% of the other short documentaries on rescue helicopters I really appreciate that you focused on the pilot's work for the most part. It's really rare to see that part of it as the attention of every TV camera usually lies on the medical team's work. As a helicopter pilot myself I really got a kick out of your commentary, it's lovely to hear your genuine amazement of things that seem completely natural to us chopper jocks, like e.g. lots of planning on the go, all the things to consider when selecting a landing zone or actually cleaning our own aircraft (Btw the oil stains on the uniform usually allows you to tell helicopter pilots apart from airplane pilots on the ramp!). And it's a good reminder to use every chance to broaden your horizon.
The only helicopter flight I ever made was in the back of a yellow "Christoph"... Sadly I have no memory of it as I was unconscious. Thank you to all these people giving their best every day saving lives!
All off the emergency helicopters in Germany and Luxembourg and maybe other adjacent countries too, have the name Christoph-(Number) or Christophus because Christoph is a Saint for the ones conducting vehicles and the saviour of the travelling people
Really impressive how these rescue operations are tighly coordinated. ADAC surely does a stellar job of heli maintenance too. Joe, you may also try to get a ride with the Swiss mountain rescue Rega! They can fly in IFR conditions and they have lots of equipment for dealing with icing and bad weather with their current fleet. They snatch people off of glaciers and mountain sides throughout the year.
At the firefighters, when we are called to secure a landing spot of the rescue helicopter, we have to be really quick after the alarm. During the pandemic, helis were used more frequently, as the nearby hospitals, in reach of cars, were full and the patient had to be flown else where.
I was a patient in a similar model, and indeed the flight was amazingly smooth and stable. Didn't know what to expect, and it was my first helicopter flight ever, so no comparison with other helicopters.
I serviced Ventilators and Heart pump equipment and a client was a Rescue Chopper, great people! Also way cool that they could use a vent or heart pump "On the Fly" Har har har. The rescue helicopter site was pretty remote from the Phoenix Area. It was interesting to learn that they are not based out of the city to avoid dealing with air traffic clearance for takeoffs and landing from base. Easier to deal with it on the fly as you approach the rescue site. Also increased your odds of being close to remote rescue areas in the mountains where people hike.
Thank you for this video with the crews from ADAC. I work flight dispatch for a hospital based HEMS- helicopter EMS service in the US. We operate Bell 407, EC135 & EC155. The pilots and the medical crews are definitely a unique and awe inspiring bunch. Weather is usually our biggest issue with flights otherwise are crews are ready to go 24/7. It is interesting how different countries operate rescue helicopters and I enjoy the insight into this one for sure as ADAC is a world class organization an one we all could learn a few things from. Their Hangar base is pretty cool as well with the on rails trolley system they have.
Captain Jo! This was a fantastic video. We have the same rescue heli's here in Norway. I can see them every day flying over my house in Oslo several times. They are doing a great job. There was a terrible accidend at Solihøgda near by Oslo for some years a go with an ambulance helicopter hitting some powerlines because the map was too old to show this lines at the map. They tried to save a truckdriver with a heartattack. Instead, the helicopter crashed on the place and killed 3 people in the heli. Very sad story. Something like this, has never happened again. And I hope it not will happen anytime at all. This people are doing a great job!!!! The best to you and of course the Germam rescueteem!! 🙂
Thanks for this Joe. I've been amazed at other vids on RUclips where ADAC choppers landed in some very challenging spots, including a small village street and a mountain highway. These pilots and medical crews are amazing!
Pretty cool to see this perspective! I've been a paramedic for most of the last year during the civil service we have to do in Austria. During that time I've had a few occasions where we needed an emergency doctor quickly. In rural areas, of course, flying is normally a lot faster than driving with a car to a lot of locations - especially if something happens in the mountains. All the encounters were very professional and the helicopter crews are indeed very calm in every situation. Awesome to see what happens after we provided first aid for the patients!
As a Paramedic I found this video to be amazing ! To see the operations of a medic helicopter in another country compared to my country is always fascinating to learn from. Great vid 👍
Dear Joe, Jens and others, thanks for this inspiring video! I've seen this one and the interview, and today I had the chance to talk to a colleague of Jens and learn some additional things I wondered about. I think it was a relief for him that I wasn't person 903 asking him about the same elementary/rudimentary things, because the videos taught me so much already. Probably because of that, we ended up talking about things waaaay different from helicopters. You people are awesome and I have the deepest respect for what you do! And thanks once again Joe for making these videos - everything I said in the previous sentence is about you too!
Thank you for this video. I work as a flight nurse on a ec135 in the US. Was interesting to see the similarities and differences between HEMS in the two countries.
My uncle was a pilot for life flight for over 25 years. Got to hear all about operations and stories. We got to check out the hanger and roof tops of hospitals. Back years ago the pilots got to take passengers at the end of the night for a ride back to the airport hanger, those were some fun times to see the city and part of the mountains from the air. He got to do search and rescue missions alot and hoist people out of the mountains to safety. They got to work alot with fire departments, search and rescue, ski patrol.
A really great informative video. I flew with Army Air on occassion, not as a pilot, but rather an observer. I miss flying around with them. I've been around a number of medical evacs as well, and the quiet tension is undeniable. Everyone was usually exhausted after a tense deployment. But they were as professional as the team you depicted here. I actually knew the techniques for taking off, and landing by observing our crew, and talking with them. I never made it to Ft. Rucker though for pilot training. Oh well. I just really appreciated this video right now. Thanks. Cpt. Joe.
Not all helicopters have the PIC (pilot in command) in the right seat. I learned in a model that was left seat, and Aurbus even have a small single engine model(H130) that is left seat, so they can fit in more pax. H145 is a lovely machine. These guys do an incredible job. Loved this video. Had no idea some operated worh night vision goggles!
The main reason why the H130 has its pilot's seat on the left is that it was mainly made for helicopter sightseeing and has 3 seats in the front (instead of the usual 2). Since the seats are much closer together and the center console is also very small, there is a high risk that passengers will accidentally or panic grab the pilot's collective lever (the control that makes the helicopter climb and descend). Since helicopter pilots are used to having their left hand on the collective, you cannot easily change its position. So they changed the pilot's position to put the collective out of reach for passengers and reduce the risk.
@@jens_ru correct. But as I said the helicopter I originally learned to fly in (Hughes 300b) was flown from the left for mostly CoG reasons. Also, similar to the EC130 it allowed two passengers if the right hand collective was removed.
@@MeppyMan Hughes/Schweizer 300, Bell 47 and Hughes/MD 500 are indeed flown from the left seat depending on the version. However, only if there are two passengerseats beside the pilot. In the case of versions with only one seat, the pilot sits on the right again. Since I've never flown the 300 and I don't have the manual, I can't judge whether the CoG also has something to do with it. Interesting topic in any case.
The way how Captain Joe speaks with so much joy and positivity and moral is just excellent. I managed to watch this video relaxingly and at ease with his friendly and joyful manner. Keep it up Capt!
Hi Captain Joe at 11:35 when you are talking about the reason why the pilots come into the landing site with forward speed, the other reason is also Vortex Ring State, a helicopter with no forward speed and semi-high decent rate with power applied (anything over about 500fpm depending on the heli model) can enter a condition known as vortex ring state where a helicopter is descending so fast through the downwash that the induced flow from rotor vortices meets/exceeds the pitch angle of the main rotor, which means that no lift is produced!
There are additional reasons for keeping some translational speed. In descent it prevents "settling with power'. That's a condition where the aircraft generates a vortex ring (like a smoke ring). The vortex creates a strong downdraft in the centre, where the helicopter is and can slam the helicopter into the ground. It also makes it possible to enter autorotation more easily, and with less loss of altitude. Again, helping to avoid slamming into the ground. This means that vertical takeoff and landing are the most dangerous ways of flying, and should be avoided wherever possible.
@@chrisr8996 sure. I had the choice of two instructors. The one I liked a lot, the one who called it the dead man's curve. He retired about 10 years ago, in his 70's. Ending a career that spanned tens of thousands of hours from combat in Vietnam through to SAR and finally years buzzing around in R22s (that a lot of pilots think are too dangerous to fly) The one I wasn't so keen on. He had a tail rotor gearbox failure while hovering at about 100 ft. The fuel tanks split on impact and he burned to death. I guess he was about 23ish. I'm happy to stay out of the crosshatch part of the height - velocity diagram.
@@gasdive Absolutely, no need to go into it if you don't have to and if you do, you try to mitigate the risk wherever possible. It just lies in the nature of some of the jobs.
Thanks for a great video Joe - informative, respectful but light hearted in places where you were like a kid let loose in a toy shop! I knew that air ambulance pilots had to very good but you illustrated so well some of the special skills that they use. Thank you.
Capt Joe, wow... I have to tell you that you have gotten me through my VOR, HOLDs, and everything else you have given me more knowledge about FOR MY 🚁 INSTRUMENT CERT. Now I see you excecitement in 🚁 flight and I know you'll see what has driven me to this career path. As a retired. US AIRMARSHAL and Bodyguard for Matt Damon and an Israeli Dignitary for 20 years. This is my new love and passion. Congratulations FROM the United States and THANK YOU!
I think that if you have the experience those pilots have. That it somehow does become easy. As in they know there helicopter so well they could almost fly blind.
This "tiny platform" is bigger than some of the off-airport landing zones I have seen them make in my years in EMS. My favourite was when they came in over the lake, came down to just above the waves and landed sideways _under_ the big trees with the skids on either side of a sandbox in the yard.
Great to see you in a different aircraft Joey! Beautiful aerial view of the Ulm Minster, world's tallest church tower and birthplace of Albert Einstein!
Thanks you Captain - very informative AND entertaining. One aspect I find quite remarkable too is that, after receiving an alert, the helicopter is airborne in less than 5 minutes. Every second counts!
Hey Joe, an addition about the vertical landing: I remember vertical landings are a threat to helicopters because they are in their own downwind. When going too fast, they will loose lift because the rotor is within the sinking air. I think that's also a reason they go forward or backwards while landing, so they can land faster
Yes, the risk of VRS is a big reason they maintain forward momentum on landing and likely why they take off backwards or forwards instead of straight up. I only fly helicopters in simulators, but I've crashed many times due to VRS trying to land vertically. Below 30 kts and 300 - 700 ft per minute decent you are at high risk of a VRS situation.
Interesting episode. I always heard that helicopters, rather would have some airspeed during landing and take off in case of a tailrotor failure. Then the tailfin will still make some stability.
Haha, imagine you would have to clean your 747 yourself each time. 😁 But as always great video showing our „Christoph's“ doing their very important work 👍 Always save flights to them 👍
From the Netherlands.. we have 4 (5?) rescue helicopters (we call them traumahelikopters, nicknamed "Lifeliners") around the country. I've seen many fly over and it always makes me sad and worried about someone's life, cos they get deployed in the most serious cases, especially when it involves a child. There's been some debate about the cost/effectiveness cos we're such a small country and an ambulance might be able to do the job. But research found out that it is beneficial cos of the lives that are saved (again, especially children). True heroes all of them!
Look for the Reinhard Mey song "Golf November", which really grabs the essence of being an emergency helicopter crew. Gives me shivers every time I'm listening to it.
This remind me of a famous German show call Medicopter 117. I watched it as a kid in Vietnam and I was mesmerized about it. Then later I found a website that have all episodes and I rewatched it even though I couldn't understand German at all.
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Yes, that's what it reminded me too! I also watched it as a kid on TV here is Slovakia.
Great Video! I totally appreciate the work of the rescue helicopter crews! Living next to a big Hospital i can spot a Helicopter every day, so i can recognize the main models by it's sound! EC/HC 135 with 4 or the new 5-Blade Main Rotor, the AS-365 (Christoph Hessen) or just BK-117 (very rare) or Bell 412.
Interesting to see the use of a moveable deck (and the complexity of take off and landing associated with that) to get around the limitations of a skid based landing gear. Here in Australia we generally use the agusta 175 as the HEMS platform of choice and that’s a wheeled landing gear system. Main benefit being it can be stowed in a regular aircraft hanger and towed out to the pad by a standard tug rather than needing all this additional dedicated equipment that’s shown in this video.
@flywithcaptainjoe thanks for this very cool and informative video. 10:48 this is the main questions I have about helicopters since several years, why they do this even if there are no obstacles around like when starting from a pontoon bridge heliport. And I've only seen this (in videos or real) from ADAC and their Austrian counterpart ÖAMTC helicopters but no others.
In my RAF days I was lucky enough to blag a trip in an RAF SAR helicopter. They used me to practice winching a casualty on and off a cliff. An incredible experience. I know military SAR pilots fly in all weather. Such incredible skill!
Wath an impressive video! Thanks Joe for puting this effort in to a prouction like this! I just have to give full thumb rating 5/5 with a star on this one! 😎👍👍👍👍👍 💥
Fantastic! Welcome back, Joe! Great video! I got driven to the hospital in North Carolina in 2001 because the helicopter had another mission. Sorry I missed the trip. Glad you got to go as a passenger, not a patient.
Vor 3 jahren lag ich im Christopherus 9 (C9) , wurde ins KH meidling geflogen nach einem Arbeitsunfall. Abgesehen von der schkechten aussicht war es echt ein angenehmes Gefühl, du spurst absolut nichts , weder beim abheben , noch beim landen. Bin fasziniert von der Technik , habe seit der Erfahrung auch mit rc Hubschrauber fliegen angefangen , hab unter anderem das Modell vom C9 ÖAMTC (EC135)und vom ADAC den Christoph Westfalen (H145) . Beides sehr schöne Hubschrauber . Danke fur das video und den einblick in euren alltag , schone Grüße aus Österreich
The Fireman at 11:09 knows how to proper guide in a helicopter. Either he was former military or they had a real good instructor at their fire station.
What a great video! Thanks for making this. I have two questions: 1. Do you want to become a helicopter pilot, now? 2. When the helicopter is almost full, does the nozzle click off as when you're filling a car?
As far as I recall from other videos about helicopters landing in forward flight instead of vertically also has some energy advantages in situations where the engine fails. And I think you are less likely to enter a vortex ring state that way too.
Great video, I really enjoyed it and learned a lot of new things. Clearly the more wind turbines cover the land, the more dangers these are going to present to helicopters and to anyone working nearby who has a medical emergency.
This is a great service for the people of Germany. To be able to have a doctor on scene within minutes of calling for help is extremely helpful. Here in the U.S. we have Paramedics and Nurses on board the majority of our emergency flight helicopters. They do great work and are in touch with a doctor via radio if they need to do something outside their scope of practice but in my opinion having a doctor on scene who can perform emergency surgical or other live saving measures is the most ideal situation.
IN Germany depending on emergency a doctor will go out any ways be it car bound or by air, we hae a different system then for example the us. Most emergency doctors work either in a big hospital and do most of their normal shift work or have their own practice. So for example you have a big accident on the Autobahn a doctor will be alerted as well as the normal rescue crew with the ambulance, a special car will either go pick the doctor up at his or her hospital or practice or in some bigger cities the doctor of the day is stationed with the paramedics
@@betaich That is such an amazing service! I am sure the survival rate of people in accidents or with illness at home is dramatically increased by having a ER doctor onsite. Is this service free to the German people? Do you have to pay for your ambulance, the helicopter or the doctor for this service? Here in the U.S. you have to pay for your ambulance service. Some insurance companies will pay for it but not many and it costs an average of $2,000 just for the ambulance to come out. This is not including any procedures or service they might perform such as an I.V. or EKG. Most of the time the helicopter fee is not passed on to the patient but in some cases depending on the helicopter company you may be charged. There are several thousand different Helicopter EMS companies in the U.S. to cover the immense size of the country.
Thank you for the great insights. It's a dream job - no matter on which of the three CREW seats you sit on (preference would be the pilot's seat of course)
Great Video! I am deeply impressed by the work of heli pilots, and especially rescue helicopters. Would love to be a part of the Crew! Huge respect to the guys, and thanks that they are capable of saving lives!
I work on one of these in the US! We fly the same aircraft but operate with a different crew; 1 pilot, 1 critical care nurse, and 1 critical care paramedic. If you ever find yourself in Indianapolis, I'd love to show you around!
Hi Tyler. Thanks for your comment. In many parts of the world apart from Germany, HEMS London, HEMS Sydney, HEMS Oslo and the like, they all carry a doctor with post graduate training or diplomas in Pre Hospital and Retrieval Medicine. Is there anywhere in the US that uses this model? Can you seen any barriers to it's adoption in the US or are there advantages to your crew composition?
@divest28 Hello! There are programs in the US that fly with physicians however, I am not sure what those models look like. If I had to take a guess, a barrier to adoption would be cost. I don't think it's any secret that the healthcare system over here is abysmal and reimbursement rates are very low. My program utilizes neonatal nurse practitioners, respiratory therepists, and a NICU/PICU nurse for our pediatric team. On the adult side, we fly with a nurse and a paramedic. Both have a minimum of 3-5 years in a busy system before we can even apply. After that, there are several advanced provider certifications we can obtain such as FP-C and CFRN at the bare minimum. We have very aggressive protocols that allow us to do a lot in flight. We can give blood, carry several different pressors, finger thoracostomy, pericardiocentesis, RSI, vent management, hypertonic saline, etc... We are in Indiana and so the majority of our flights are less than 1 hour which the occasional flight being 1.5. Whether we are going to the ER or the ICU, we have a myriad from varying specialties waiting for us at bedside as well as the ability to communicate with them in flight. I know this was a little long-winded and I would be happy to answer any other questions! Do you work in HEMS as well?
@@TylerFurnas thanks for your quick and detailed reply. I'm from New Zealand. Everywhere in the world is different and we can all learn form each other. Reading between the lines, I get the vibe you do a lot of inter hospital transfers given the wide range of specialist crews? Looking at London HEMS & this German video none of their machines are winch capable. That role in the UK goes to Coast Guard or the armed forces. In the US, I know your Coast Guard do great work in the maritime environment and police, fire and the military may help with rescue work. In NZ we have always referred to our helicopters in this area as 'rescue helicopters' as they are all have winches, and the paramedic is also the rescue swimmer. Given out coast line and mountains, the Auckland HEMS usually fly to jobs out side the city limits to winch patients or pick up patients in small towns, highways or farms. The doctors are paid by central government to work in our hospitals and are given non-clinical days to study and teach. They may use one of those days, to do a shift on the helicopter. The other crew - pilot, paramedic and crewman - are paid by a trust who run the helicopter. The trust receives some money from central government too.
@divest28 Yes, my program primarily does interfacility calls but we do emergency scene calls as well although, those are less frequent. Several programs throughout the US operate winches but none of our aircraft have them. I would love to work on those types of helicopters but there are none around me. Funding for us comes through IU Health which is a non-profit and I think gets subsidized through the government but I'm not 100% sure about that last part. LifeLine, the program I work for, is the only HEMS service in the area that does not bill the patient. Whatever amount insurance decides to pay is what we take and the remaining is written off. It is very nice knowing that the patient will not have the added stress of receiving a $50,000 bill. It is really is amazing to see how different part of the world operate. How different yet similar we are. I appreciate the insight from your perspective!
Great video and very inspiring, Captain Joe is cool, always looking forward to the next great video from Captain Joe, best wishes to you Captain Joe. ✈️✈️
Huge respect for all the emergency personnel in general but this set up is really amazing. Good to know to have these guys always having our back's. Unfortunately, there is not enough appreciation for the people doing this unique and highly dangerous job. Thanks guys and stay safe!
Can you provide the two links in the videos? It won't let me select those videos. As a helicopter pilot - its great to see this type of Captain Joe videos!
Amazing, Awesome, Beautiful.. I see EagleMed life flight helicopter in Wichita Kansas..when I'm working. Some times I get to see take off and land.. no matter how many times I see it, it's still Awesome.. The pilots are great too. You all are incredible..
Im currently doing the training to become a Rettungssanitäterin (Paramedic) and my dream is to become a HEMS-TC (Helicopter Emergency Medical Services - Technical Crew Member) so sitting in the front left seat in a Rescue Helicopter :) Thank you so much for showing what these people do in their everyday life without the sensationalization most TV shows or other youtubers do and respecting the privacy of the patients
This was awesome! The flying club that I train out of is right next to the hangar for the rescue helicopter service in my city. They operate a similar aircraft and I often watch them coming in and out. Thank you for the inside view 😁
Really impressive video. The new SAR helicopters of the Bunderswehr look also very nice. In the video there is a civil pilot by ADAC and the medic is a Hauptfeldwebel by the German Airforce.
G,day Captain Joe from Sydney Australia. Great story and very informative. The helicopter operations really reduce the transport time for patients, getting them to specialist services. 🍸🤔
We had a military helicopter crash into the field back home and everyone was killed. Tbr people had many decades of combined experience. Thanks for this informative video. I did become a passenger in the helicopter about 5 or 6 years ago, I had a hypoglycemia incident in the Backcountry. I have since learned to monitor my blood sugar better in the Backcountry.
The technnological marvel that is a recue helicopter with all its equipment, and the incredible human skill and dedication of its crew together can make a huge difference. Many people would have had no chance of survival without them. All my respect goes to them.
INTERVIEW VIDEO:
For everyone asking where the interview video is between Jens and me, it’s going online next Thursday 02.02. at 19:00 UTC.
See you guys there
and the outside check ?:)
Capitain Joe, estão usando seu perfil e fotos para dar golpes, enviei por e-mail para você, porém, não obtive resposta
Danke für deine großartigen Videos! Grüße aus Österreich🙃
If you really want to see some daring stuff you should check out actual Search & Rescue with the Irish Coast Guard! Out into the Atlantic at night..
So where is the interview video? (04.02.)😅
I lived in Germany in the 1980s. They were one of the few "costless" helicopter rescue services in the World. Their is a memorial on the A1 with a Christop helicopter mounted there. One thing is that every nation has some sort of rescue service and, unfortunately, I have had to avail myself after a serious fall while hiking. Thank you, A.D.A.C. for leading the way.
The memorial is a Bo105 at "Kamener Kreuz", where the motorways A1 and A2 meet, just as you said.
A dumb question: what do mean "coastless" helicopter? That is only used on the mainland?
@@paoloviti6156 "at no cost", meaning the medical passenger won't be charged.
@@paoloviti6156 The word was costless. That means the service is provided at no cost to the patient. It's more important that the patient be transported than be checked for the ability to pay. A.D.A.C. members pay for the maintenance of the helicopters.
@@mildlemon7866 thanks for the clarification 👍 👍
I love how respectfully you treated this video with the patients but also being able to show us what it is like
a big factor probably was german privacy laws/data protection laws. but joe seems to be the type of person to respect the patients privacy even without those laws
As a paramedic, I look up to these guys. they are the best of the best at what they do and its awe inspiring to watch them save lives. thank you for what you do.
Living close to a big hospital, we have helicopters crossing over our house occasionally (they actually moved the landing pad, now it's more rare). I have full admiration for these pilots, as I have seen rescue helicopters land in impossible places. Thanks to all the crews of these important service!
What a great and inspiring video, one of the best yet in the channel. There is no career more noble than those who help people in their hour of need. And flying to do it is just divine. The doctors, pilots, paramedics, mechanics, everyone involved in those operations are true heroes. They are angels who descend from the sky to help people in need.
That takes some SKILL to land on that platform exactly where he needs to in order for the rotor to clear the doors as it rolls back inside! Excellent video, Captain Joe!! These rescue folks don't get enough credit for what they do.
Unlike 99% of the other short documentaries on rescue helicopters I really appreciate that you focused on the pilot's work for the most part. It's really rare to see that part of it as the attention of every TV camera usually lies on the medical team's work.
As a helicopter pilot myself I really got a kick out of your commentary, it's lovely to hear your genuine amazement of things that seem completely natural to us chopper jocks, like e.g. lots of planning on the go, all the things to consider when selecting a landing zone or actually cleaning our own aircraft (Btw the oil stains on the uniform usually allows you to tell helicopter pilots apart from airplane pilots on the ramp!). And it's a good reminder to use every chance to broaden your horizon.
The only helicopter flight I ever made was in the back of a yellow "Christoph"...
Sadly I have no memory of it as I was unconscious.
Thank you to all these people giving their best every day saving lives!
All off the emergency helicopters in Germany and Luxembourg and maybe other adjacent countries too, have the name Christoph-(Number) or Christophus because Christoph is a Saint for the ones conducting vehicles and the saviour of the travelling people
10-15years ago I watched Medicopter 117 on telly. I was and I am still impressed with these aircrafts and it's staff members.
I was hoping Joe would mention the show, but at least people in the comments did :)
More than 10 years ago I spent a day flying with a BK117 EMS helicopter. It was amazing!
Really impressive how these rescue operations are tighly coordinated. ADAC surely does a stellar job of heli maintenance too.
Joe, you may also try to get a ride with the Swiss mountain rescue Rega! They can fly in IFR conditions and they have lots of equipment for dealing with icing and bad weather with their current fleet. They snatch people off of glaciers and mountain sides throughout the year.
At the firefighters, when we are called to secure a landing spot of the rescue helicopter, we have to be really quick after the alarm. During the pandemic, helis were used more frequently, as the nearby hospitals, in reach of cars, were full and the patient had to be flown else where.
I was a patient in a similar model, and indeed the flight was amazingly smooth and stable. Didn't know what to expect, and it was my first helicopter flight ever, so no comparison with other helicopters.
I serviced Ventilators and Heart pump equipment and a client was a Rescue Chopper, great people! Also way cool that they could use a vent or heart pump "On the Fly" Har har har.
The rescue helicopter site was pretty remote from the Phoenix Area. It was interesting to learn that they are not based out of the city to avoid dealing with air traffic clearance for takeoffs and landing from base. Easier to deal with it on the fly as you approach the rescue site. Also increased your odds of being close to remote rescue areas in the mountains where people hike.
Thank you for this video with the crews from ADAC. I work flight dispatch for a hospital based HEMS- helicopter EMS service in the US. We operate Bell 407, EC135 & EC155. The pilots and the medical crews are definitely a unique and awe inspiring bunch. Weather is usually our biggest issue with flights otherwise are crews are ready to go 24/7. It is interesting how different countries operate rescue helicopters and I enjoy the insight into this one for sure as ADAC is a world class organization an one we all could learn a few things from. Their Hangar base is pretty cool as well with the on rails trolley system they have.
Captain Jo! This was a fantastic video. We have the same rescue heli's here in Norway. I can see them every day flying over my house in Oslo several times. They are doing a great job. There was a terrible accidend at Solihøgda near by Oslo for some years a go with an ambulance helicopter hitting some powerlines because the map was too old to show this lines at the map. They tried to save a truckdriver with a heartattack. Instead, the helicopter crashed on the place and killed 3 people in the heli. Very sad story. Something like this, has never happened again. And I hope it not will happen anytime at all. This people are doing a great job!!!! The best to you and of course the Germam rescueteem!! 🙂
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Ikke glem SAR QUEEN!
Thanks for this Joe. I've been amazed at other vids on RUclips where ADAC choppers landed in some very challenging spots, including a small village street and a mountain highway. These pilots and medical crews are amazing!
Hallo Captain, einfach wieder ein ausgezeichnetes und aufschlussreiches Video von Ihnen! Besten Dank dafür 😊👍🏼
Pretty cool to see this perspective! I've been a paramedic for most of the last year during the civil service we have to do in Austria. During that time I've had a few occasions where we needed an emergency doctor quickly. In rural areas, of course, flying is normally a lot faster than driving with a car to a lot of locations - especially if something happens in the mountains. All the encounters were very professional and the helicopter crews are indeed very calm in every situation. Awesome to see what happens after we provided first aid for the patients!
Love the glass flight deck. Would like to see some of the life saving equipment aboard. Thank you for a great intro.
As a Paramedic I found this video to be amazing ! To see the operations of a medic helicopter in another country compared to my country is always fascinating to learn from. Great vid 👍
Love that design of that hanger with all the open light, I haven't seen any like that over here in the states.
Fantastic video Joe! Nice to see the appreciation from you to the crew.
Dear Joe, Jens and others, thanks for this inspiring video! I've seen this one and the interview, and today I had the chance to talk to a colleague of Jens and learn some additional things I wondered about. I think it was a relief for him that I wasn't person 903 asking him about the same elementary/rudimentary things, because the videos taught me so much already. Probably because of that, we ended up talking about things waaaay different from helicopters. You people are awesome and I have the deepest respect for what you do! And thanks once again Joe for making these videos - everything I said in the previous sentence is about you too!
Thank you for this video. I work as a flight nurse on a ec135 in the US. Was interesting to see the similarities and differences between HEMS in the two countries.
My uncle was a pilot for life flight for over 25 years. Got to hear all about operations and stories. We got to check out the hanger and roof tops of hospitals. Back years ago the pilots got to take passengers at the end of the night for a ride back to the airport hanger, those were some fun times to see the city and part of the mountains from the air. He got to do search and rescue missions alot and hoist people out of the mountains to safety. They got to work alot with fire departments, search and rescue, ski patrol.
Wonderful work Captain Joe! Those of us in the medical field appreciate this!
I didn't want this video to ever end. Love from a med student and pilot in Iceland.
A really great informative video. I flew with Army Air on occassion, not as a pilot, but rather an observer. I miss flying around with them. I've been around a number of medical evacs as well, and the quiet tension is undeniable. Everyone was usually exhausted after a tense deployment. But they were as professional as the team you depicted here. I actually knew the techniques for taking off, and landing by observing our crew, and talking with them. I never made it to Ft. Rucker though for pilot training. Oh well. I just really appreciated this video right now. Thanks. Cpt. Joe.
My mood always goes up hearing the good ol “dear friends and followers” 😊
A big shout out to al the rescue workers. What a nice job to be a rescue helicopter pilot. Nice to have you back Joe.
Not all helicopters have the PIC (pilot in command) in the right seat. I learned in a model that was left seat, and Aurbus even have a small single engine model(H130) that is left seat, so they can fit in more pax.
H145 is a lovely machine. These guys do an incredible job. Loved this video. Had no idea some operated worh night vision goggles!
The main reason why the H130 has its pilot's seat on the left is that it was mainly made for helicopter sightseeing and has 3 seats in the front (instead of the usual 2). Since the seats are much closer together and the center console is also very small, there is a high risk that passengers will accidentally or panic grab the pilot's collective lever (the control that makes the helicopter climb and descend). Since helicopter pilots are used to having their left hand on the collective, you cannot easily change its position. So they changed the pilot's position to put the collective out of reach for passengers and reduce the risk.
@@jens_ru correct. But as I said the helicopter I originally learned to fly in (Hughes 300b) was flown from the left for mostly CoG reasons. Also, similar to the EC130 it allowed two passengers if the right hand collective was removed.
@@MeppyMan Hughes/Schweizer 300, Bell 47 and Hughes/MD 500 are indeed flown from the left seat depending on the version. However, only if there are two passengerseats beside the pilot. In the case of versions with only one seat, the pilot sits on the right again.
Since I've never flown the 300 and I don't have the manual, I can't judge whether the CoG also has something to do with it.
Interesting topic in any case.
@@jens_ru fuel tank was on the right on the b model. I can assure we always flew it from the left as I did the 500s I flew.
@@jens_ru maybe a long shot: Eb0la from Herne?
Absolutely great video, Joe! Thanks to share these amazing heli operations that save lives! Congrats from Portugal 🙂👍🇵🇹
The way how Captain Joe speaks with so much joy and positivity and moral is just excellent. I managed to watch this video relaxingly and at ease with his friendly and joyful manner. Keep it up Capt!
I can see how it would be easy to develop a deep admiration and respect for those who have chosen this profession…
In Venezuela I flew in the predecessor of this helicopter, the Bö 105, an excellent machine.
Hi Captain Joe at 11:35 when you are talking about the reason why the pilots come into the landing site with forward speed, the other reason is also Vortex Ring State, a helicopter with no forward speed and semi-high decent rate with power applied (anything over about 500fpm depending on the heli model) can enter a condition known as vortex ring state where a helicopter is descending so fast through the downwash that the induced flow from rotor vortices meets/exceeds the pitch angle of the main rotor, which means that no lift is produced!
There are additional reasons for keeping some translational speed.
In descent it prevents "settling with power'. That's a condition where the aircraft generates a vortex ring (like a smoke ring). The vortex creates a strong downdraft in the centre, where the helicopter is and can slam the helicopter into the ground.
It also makes it possible to enter autorotation more easily, and with less loss of altitude. Again, helping to avoid slamming into the ground.
This means that vertical takeoff and landing are the most dangerous ways of flying, and should be avoided wherever possible.
...as indicated in the "height-velocity diagram" which is part of any helicopter's operating manual.
@@mildlemon7866 or as my instructor called it, "the dead man's curve"
@@gasdive as a aerial work / utility pilot: the money making curve ;)
@@chrisr8996 sure. I had the choice of two instructors.
The one I liked a lot, the one who called it the dead man's curve. He retired about 10 years ago, in his 70's. Ending a career that spanned tens of thousands of hours from combat in Vietnam through to SAR and finally years buzzing around in R22s (that a lot of pilots think are too dangerous to fly)
The one I wasn't so keen on. He had a tail rotor gearbox failure while hovering at about 100 ft. The fuel tanks split on impact and he burned to death. I guess he was about 23ish.
I'm happy to stay out of the crosshatch part of the height - velocity diagram.
@@gasdive Absolutely, no need to go into it if you don't have to and if you do, you try to mitigate the risk wherever possible. It just lies in the nature of some of the jobs.
Thanks for a great video Joe - informative, respectful but light hearted in places where you were like a kid let loose in a toy shop! I knew that air ambulance pilots had to very good but you illustrated so well some of the special skills that they use. Thank you.
I’m a Paramedic here in New Jersey. I see that you wear Haix boots too. Best boot I’ve ever wore!
I actually work near the Bundeswehrkrankenhaus Ulm and hear the helicopter fairly often. Thanks for showing :)
Capt Joe, wow... I have to tell you that you have gotten me through my VOR, HOLDs, and everything else you have given me more knowledge about FOR MY 🚁 INSTRUMENT CERT. Now I see you excecitement in 🚁 flight and I know you'll see what has driven me to this career path. As a retired. US AIRMARSHAL and Bodyguard for Matt Damon and an Israeli Dignitary for 20 years. This is my new love and passion. Congratulations FROM the United States and THANK YOU!
Excellent video! Thank you!!!
This gives you a good reason to go into MSFS and start helicopter flying!
I amazed how the pilot let it look easy to land on such a tiny platform!
I think that if you have the experience those pilots have. That it somehow does become easy.
As in they know there helicopter so well they could almost fly blind.
This "tiny platform" is bigger than some of the off-airport landing zones I have seen them make in my years in EMS. My favourite was when they came in over the lake, came down to just above the waves and landed sideways _under_ the big trees with the skids on either side of a sandbox in the yard.
Great to see you in a different aircraft Joey! Beautiful aerial view of the Ulm Minster, world's tallest church tower and birthplace of Albert Einstein!
Thanks you Captain - very informative AND entertaining.
One aspect I find quite remarkable too is that, after receiving an alert, the helicopter is airborne in less than 5 minutes. Every second counts!
Hey Joe,
an addition about the vertical landing: I remember vertical landings are a threat to helicopters because they are in their own downwind. When going too fast, they will loose lift because the rotor is within the sinking air. I think that's also a reason they go forward or backwards while landing, so they can land faster
Yes, the risk of VRS is a big reason they maintain forward momentum on landing and likely why they take off backwards or forwards instead of straight up. I only fly helicopters in simulators, but I've crashed many times due to VRS trying to land vertically. Below 30 kts and 300 - 700 ft per minute decent you are at high risk of a VRS situation.
Amazing high quality video! Very very well explained! Thank you Captain
Interesting episode. I always heard that helicopters, rather would have some airspeed during landing and take off in case of a tailrotor failure. Then the tailfin will still make some stability.
Haha, imagine you would have to clean your 747 yourself each time. 😁
But as always great video showing our „Christoph's“ doing their very important work 👍 Always save flights to them 👍
Excelente reportaje. Contigo se aprende muchas cosas, que otros pilotos ó aviadores no muestran.
Saludos desde Bogotá Colombia
It's marvellous to watch a professional meeting another professional
Greetings from Glesno, Poland. (Currently in a hotel near Vechta)
From the Netherlands.. we have 4 (5?) rescue helicopters (we call them traumahelikopters, nicknamed "Lifeliners") around the country. I've seen many fly over and it always makes me sad and worried about someone's life, cos they get deployed in the most serious cases, especially when it involves a child. There's been some debate about the cost/effectiveness cos we're such a small country and an ambulance might be able to do the job. But research found out that it is beneficial cos of the lives that are saved (again, especially children). True heroes all of them!
This content ist so interesting! Please continue on producing with ADAC Luftrettung!!
Look for the Reinhard Mey song "Golf November", which really grabs the essence of being an emergency helicopter crew. Gives me shivers every time I'm listening to it.
This remind me of a famous German show call Medicopter 117. I watched it as a kid in Vietnam and I was mesmerized about it. Then later I found a website that have all episodes and I rewatched it even though I couldn't understand German at all.
Yes, that's what it reminded me too! I also watched it as a kid on TV here is Slovakia.
Stunning. Every time I watch one of your videos, I want to learn to fly. Thank you and continued success. 🙏
The rescue is impressive. Good job. I really liked how they work as a team. My congratulations to Captain Joe. ❤
Great Video! I totally appreciate the work of the rescue helicopter crews!
Living next to a big Hospital i can spot a Helicopter every day, so i can recognize the main models by it's sound! EC/HC 135 with 4 or the new 5-Blade Main Rotor, the AS-365 (Christoph Hessen) or just BK-117 (very rare) or Bell 412.
Interesting to see the use of a moveable deck (and the complexity of take off and landing associated with that) to get around the limitations of a skid based landing gear.
Here in Australia we generally use the agusta 175 as the HEMS platform of choice and that’s a wheeled landing gear system.
Main benefit being it can be stowed in a regular aircraft hanger and towed out to the pad by a standard tug rather than needing all this additional dedicated equipment that’s shown in this video.
@flywithcaptainjoe thanks for this very cool and informative video. 10:48 this is the main questions I have about helicopters since several years, why they do this even if there are no obstacles around like when starting from a pontoon bridge heliport. And I've only seen this (in videos or real) from ADAC and their Austrian counterpart ÖAMTC helicopters but no others.
In my RAF days I was lucky enough to blag a trip in an RAF SAR helicopter. They used me to practice winching a casualty on and off a cliff. An incredible experience. I know military SAR pilots fly in all weather. Such incredible skill!
Excellent Insight, thanks Joe and the Crews involved.
Wath an impressive video! Thanks Joe for puting this effort in to a prouction like this!
I just have to give full thumb rating 5/5 with a star on this one!
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Fantastic! Welcome back, Joe! Great video! I got driven to the hospital in North Carolina in 2001 because the helicopter had another mission. Sorry I missed the trip. Glad you got to go as a passenger, not a patient.
Vor 3 jahren lag ich im Christopherus 9 (C9) , wurde ins KH meidling geflogen nach einem Arbeitsunfall. Abgesehen von der schkechten aussicht war es echt ein angenehmes Gefühl, du spurst absolut nichts , weder beim abheben , noch beim landen. Bin fasziniert von der Technik , habe seit der Erfahrung auch mit rc Hubschrauber fliegen angefangen , hab unter anderem das Modell vom C9 ÖAMTC (EC135)und vom ADAC den Christoph Westfalen (H145) . Beides sehr schöne Hubschrauber .
Danke fur das video und den einblick in euren alltag , schone Grüße aus Österreich
As an Air-Medical Dispatcher this a really cool video, I get to see the other side of the radio. My service here in Buffalo, NY we fly the Bell 429
The Fireman at 11:09 knows how to proper guide in a helicopter. Either he was former military or they had a real good instructor at their fire station.
What a great video! Thanks for making this.
I have two questions:
1. Do you want to become a helicopter pilot, now?
2. When the helicopter is almost full, does the nozzle click off as when you're filling a car?
It's really fun to watch you exploring the rescue helicopter operation when you're just full of excitement and passion about the topic!
Very interesting and informative, especially since it's out of your normal fixed wing arena. Thanks to you and the ADAC team.
Amazing video as always, Captain Joe going out of his way to film a great video for his viewers!
As far as I recall from other videos about helicopters landing in forward flight instead of vertically also has some energy advantages in situations where the engine fails. And I think you are less likely to enter a vortex ring state that way too.
Great video, I really enjoyed it and learned a lot of new things. Clearly the more wind turbines cover the land, the more dangers these are going to present to helicopters and to anyone working nearby who has a medical emergency.
This is a great service for the people of Germany. To be able to have a doctor on scene within minutes of calling for help is extremely helpful. Here in the U.S. we have Paramedics and Nurses on board the majority of our emergency flight helicopters. They do great work and are in touch with a doctor via radio if they need to do something outside their scope of practice but in my opinion having a doctor on scene who can perform emergency surgical or other live saving measures is the most ideal situation.
IN Germany depending on emergency a doctor will go out any ways be it car bound or by air, we hae a different system then for example the us. Most emergency doctors work either in a big hospital and do most of their normal shift work or have their own practice. So for example you have a big accident on the Autobahn a doctor will be alerted as well as the normal rescue crew with the ambulance, a special car will either go pick the doctor up at his or her hospital or practice or in some bigger cities the doctor of the day is stationed with the paramedics
@@betaich That is such an amazing service! I am sure the survival rate of people in accidents or with illness at home is dramatically increased by having a ER doctor onsite. Is this service free to the German people? Do you have to pay for your ambulance, the helicopter or the doctor for this service? Here in the U.S. you have to pay for your ambulance service. Some insurance companies will pay for it but not many and it costs an average of $2,000 just for the ambulance to come out. This is not including any procedures or service they might perform such as an I.V. or EKG. Most of the time the helicopter fee is not passed on to the patient but in some cases depending on the helicopter company you may be charged. There are several thousand different Helicopter EMS companies in the U.S. to cover the immense size of the country.
@@Ryanboy2020 irts all paid by universal healthcare so free at the point where you recieve it
Thank you for the great insights. It's a dream job - no matter on which of the three CREW seats you sit on (preference would be the pilot's seat of course)
Awesome video. Much respect for all first responders
Great Video! I am deeply impressed by the work of heli pilots, and especially rescue helicopters. Would love to be a part of the Crew! Huge respect to the guys, and thanks that they are capable of saving lives!
1:20 and 7:57 I laughed so hard at the selection of music. Perfect!
Pleas help me out.
I do not know were the music comes from. 😟
@@janne65olsson Two different songs, actually:
1:20 - ruclips.net/video/MV9H6dIWohk/видео.html
7:57 - ruclips.net/video/nqXHXLkK4aU/видео.html
@@janne65olsson THE DARK KNIGHT
Very interesting and informative video. Thanks very much.
I work on one of these in the US! We fly the same aircraft but operate with a different crew; 1 pilot, 1 critical care nurse, and 1 critical care paramedic. If you ever find yourself in Indianapolis, I'd love to show you around!
Hi Tyler. Thanks for your comment. In many parts of the world apart from Germany, HEMS London, HEMS Sydney, HEMS Oslo and the like, they all carry a doctor with post graduate training or diplomas in Pre Hospital and Retrieval Medicine. Is there anywhere in the US that uses this model? Can you seen any barriers to it's adoption in the US or are there advantages to your crew composition?
@divest28 Hello! There are programs in the US that fly with physicians however, I am not sure what those models look like. If I had to take a guess, a barrier to adoption would be cost. I don't think it's any secret that the healthcare system over here is abysmal and reimbursement rates are very low.
My program utilizes neonatal nurse practitioners, respiratory therepists, and a NICU/PICU nurse for our pediatric team.
On the adult side, we fly with a nurse and a paramedic. Both have a minimum of 3-5 years in a busy system before we can even apply. After that, there are several advanced provider certifications we can obtain such as FP-C and CFRN at the bare minimum. We have very aggressive protocols that allow us to do a lot in flight. We can give blood, carry several different pressors, finger thoracostomy, pericardiocentesis, RSI, vent management, hypertonic saline, etc... We are in Indiana and so the majority of our flights are less than 1 hour which the occasional flight being 1.5. Whether we are going to the ER or the ICU, we have a myriad from varying specialties waiting for us at bedside as well as the ability to communicate with them in flight.
I know this was a little long-winded and I would be happy to answer any other questions! Do you work in HEMS as well?
@@TylerFurnas thanks for your quick and detailed reply. I'm from New Zealand. Everywhere in the world is different and we can all learn form each other. Reading between the lines, I get the vibe you do a lot of inter hospital transfers given the wide range of specialist crews? Looking at London HEMS & this German video none of their machines are winch capable. That role in the UK goes to Coast Guard or the armed forces. In the US, I know your Coast Guard do great work in the maritime environment and police, fire and the military may help with rescue work. In NZ we have always referred to our helicopters in this area as 'rescue helicopters' as they are all have winches, and the paramedic is also the rescue swimmer. Given out coast line and mountains, the Auckland HEMS usually fly to jobs out side the city limits to winch patients or pick up patients in small towns, highways or farms. The doctors are paid by central government to work in our hospitals and are given non-clinical days to study and teach. They may use one of those days, to do a shift on the helicopter. The other crew - pilot, paramedic and crewman - are paid by a trust who run the helicopter. The trust receives some money from central government too.
@divest28 Yes, my program primarily does interfacility calls but we do emergency scene calls as well although, those are less frequent. Several programs throughout the US operate winches but none of our aircraft have them. I would love to work on those types of helicopters but there are none around me. Funding for us comes through IU Health which is a non-profit and I think gets subsidized through the government but I'm not 100% sure about that last part. LifeLine, the program I work for, is the only HEMS service in the area that does not bill the patient. Whatever amount insurance decides to pay is what we take and the remaining is written off. It is very nice knowing that the patient will not have the added stress of receiving a $50,000 bill.
It is really is amazing to see how different part of the world operate. How different yet similar we are. I appreciate the insight from your perspective!
Great video and very inspiring, Captain Joe is cool, always looking forward to the next great video from Captain Joe, best wishes to you Captain Joe. ✈️✈️
Huge respect for all the emergency personnel in general but this set up is really amazing. Good to know to have these guys always having our back's. Unfortunately, there is not enough appreciation for the people doing this unique and highly dangerous job. Thanks guys and stay safe!
Can you provide the two links in the videos? It won't let me select those videos.
As a helicopter pilot - its great to see this type of Captain Joe videos!
Amazing, Awesome, Beautiful..
I see EagleMed life flight helicopter in Wichita Kansas..when I'm working. Some times I get to see take off and land.. no matter how many times I see it, it's still Awesome.. The pilots are great too. You all are incredible..
Absolutely brilliant video - your enthusiasm is infectious and made this a really special insight into a critical job.
Im currently doing the training to become a Rettungssanitäterin (Paramedic) and my dream is to become a HEMS-TC (Helicopter Emergency Medical Services - Technical Crew Member) so sitting in the front left seat in a Rescue Helicopter :) Thank you so much for showing what these people do in their everyday life without the sensationalization most TV shows or other youtubers do and respecting the privacy of the patients
The H145 is really a beautiful aircraft!
My dream job is to fly HEMS. Is the interview still being uploaded? There doesn't seem to be a link (yet)?
Love the song “Like a dog chasing cars”.
This was awesome! The flying club that I train out of is right next to the hangar for the rescue helicopter service in my city. They operate a similar aircraft and I often watch them coming in and out. Thank you for the inside view 😁
Memorial Hermann Life Flight in Houston Texas is an IFR Certified medevac helicopter provider
Team spirit and commitment, all respect 👍👍👍😍😍😍
Another great and interesting video Joe! Keep it up!
Really impressive video. The new SAR helicopters of the Bunderswehr look also very nice. In the video there is a civil pilot by ADAC and the medic is a Hauptfeldwebel by the German Airforce.
9:40 such a little detail yet I’m sure has a large impact on use
G,day Captain Joe from Sydney Australia.
Great story and very informative.
The helicopter operations really reduce the transport time for patients, getting them to specialist services.
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We had a military helicopter crash into the field back home and everyone was killed. Tbr people had many decades of combined experience. Thanks for this informative video. I did become a passenger in the helicopter about 5 or 6 years ago, I had a hypoglycemia incident in the Backcountry. I have since learned to monitor my blood sugar better in the Backcountry.
The technnological marvel that is a recue helicopter with all its equipment, and the incredible human skill and dedication of its crew together can make a huge difference. Many people would have had no chance of survival without them. All my respect goes to them.
the only helicopter I would not prefer to be in if not needed.. Great VDO!