Behind the scenes with Scotland's Charity Air Ambulance | EC135 Helicopter
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- Опубликовано: 18 сен 2024
- In this special edition of Rory On Air, I go behind the scenes with Scotland's Charity Air Ambulance. I meet the crew based at Aberdeen airport and find out about the roles carried out by the pilot and paramedics, the kit they carry which could save your life, and with cameras mounted onboard the helicopter, we get to travel with them on HEMS and Air Ambulance missions across Scotland.
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This is gold. Thank you for putting in the effort. Being a pilot in command of an air ambulance might be the pinnacle of employment.
Certainly a career aspiration role for me in the future. Thanks for watching.
Good to hear from you again.
Cheers, it’s good to be back.
Fantastic video, so worth a follow.
You’re very kind, thank you!
We’re really very lucky to have both the SCAA EC135, the Yellow H145s and King Airs as part of the Scottish Ambulance Service north of the border.
I couldn’t agree more. They all do fantastic work and the overall level of service to tye Scottish people is superb.
I couldn’t agree more. A superb level of service provided for the people of Scotland. Thanks for watching
Well that was a nice surprise 😮 Really good to see you back Really interesting stuff Rory
Hope Lizzie and the Bairn are good all the best mate 👍
Thank you - glad you enjoyed it. Yes, they are doing well thank you. Another bairn on the way in fact!
@RoryOnAir Oh congratulations that's great news all the best to you all
Brilliant service, aircraft, crew and video Rory! Hope your Dad is making a full recovery!!
Thank you - yes he has improved quite a lot since then. He has Parkinson’s sadly so there’s a limit to how much he can improve but that’s life.
Well done Rory, tremendous effort. Probably not an easy film to put together. Learnt so much…never knew about wire cutters for instance. Presumably IFR is IFR… same minimas, 1000ft/5 miles?
Yeah it was interesting trying to self shoot that when I haven’t used the kit for ages, and when the team were ‘live’ on the job as it were. Good fun though! Yeah they have reduced minima for HEMS jobs but if they go IFR it’s the same for them as you or I. Thanks for watching!
Good effort, you got further than i ever would have
Well thank you for watching!
I never cease to be enthralled with the fascinating stories you put together Rory, well done! I've followed you since day one, and all I say is congratulations and thank you for all you do for we the viewers. Thoughts and best wishes to your Dad!
What can I say Chris - that’s lovely of you to say, thank you. I’m delighted you found this interesting. Cheers, Rory.
Fantastic video well done
Thank you very much!
Great to see you back
Thanks! It’s great to have a new video to share.
Brilliant video and really interesting. The Air Ambulance’s all over the UK do a fantastic life saving job.
I visited the Wiltshire Air Ambulance near me to meet the crew and see the base and it was fantastic.
Great to see you again and look forward to more videos 😜👍🚁
Thank you. You’re right, the crews all over the UK do fantastic work and on the various air ambulances. I’m glad you enjoyed watching.
Superb video Rory, highlighting the importance of the SCAA.
Yeah they do amazing work and it was a privilege to get to spend some time with the crew and see them in action.
Brilliant video Rory - you need to do more of these :)
Thank you. Is that you Captain Kelsey?
Great video Rory! 🚁😁
Thank you!
Excellent Rory...super informative, well produced and edited. From Cape Town 🇿🇦
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it from all the way over there. 🚁👍
Rory I hope you are super proud of this video. It’s very professional and informative. I’m a big supporter of the Welsh air ambulance and in love either the 135!
@@gareththwaite5128 thank you Gareth. I love the 135 too. 👍
A fantastic video again Rory, love the content and your enthusiasm 😆. The connection to your family highlights just how important these services are, particularly in remote parts of Scotland.
Thank you Luke, you’re very kind. 👍
My favourite airport Aberdeen based at good old Dyce. Very interesting indeed, seeing behind the scenes, at this crucial service. Thank you for the upload, and the work you put in. We appreciate it Rory.
Thanks very much for watching - I’m delighted you enjoyed it. 👍
Two days ago, I thought, "I miss Rory, where is he, how is he, I bet he's got thousands of hours now the lucky so and so".
Good to see you back, hope that the family is well💜👍🤞✌️🙏😊
Well that’s fortuitous timing then isn’t it!? Yeah I’m over 1100 hours total now and really enjoying my job. It was great to see what these guys get up to though. Thanks for watching.
@@RoryOnAirFortuitous or heaven sent🤔🙏😉
1100 hrs? Well done, an old hand now, piece of cake and all that old boy👍😉😀 Glad to hear that you still love it, hell of a commitment on your part. Hope you get some fixed wing in from time to time too🤞👍
We've been blessed with being able to raise funds for our local air-ambulance team - such a worthwhile service.
Sadly, several times a year now, a helo (air-ambulance) comes in low over our house roof up the Cul de Sac, to land inbetween, older houses (1950/60s) on the patch of grass because of the rise in knife crime injuries. I've seen them do a go around in iffy wx - I've flown in, had a go in a Scout, I also fly helos on flight sims (landing in tight spots for fun) I can only imagine the challenges of landing a helo between houses, telegraph poles, on a small patch of grass. My neighbours thought the world was ending when it first happened - I twigged what he was up to and where he'd land. Good work, essential work💜✌️💜
@@RoryOnAir I wrote a reply, it vanished Rory. I hope that your dad is on the mend now🙏🤞✌️💜💜
We've been blessed with being able to raise funds for our local air-ambulance team - such a worthwhile service.
Sadly, several times a year now, a helo (police or air-ambulance) comes in low over our house roof up the Cul de Sac, to land in between, older houses (1950/60s) on the patch of grass because of the rise in 'blade' crime. I've seen them do a go around in iffy wx - I've flown in, had a go in a Scout, I also fly helos on flight sims (landing in tight spots for fun) I can only imagine the challenges of landing a helo between houses and telegraph poles, on a small patch of grass. My neighbours thought the world was ending when it first happened - I twigged what he was up to and where he'd land. Good work by these teams💜✌️💜
Good Grief! Just realised it's 40 years since I last worked at EGPD. Enjoy all your vid's but this one was great, the HEMS crew true ambassadors for the service!
Wow, that's quite a career! Yeah, they are a lovely and dedicated bunch of people and I was fortunate to get to spend a couple of days with them.
A great watch as always Rory. Nicely produced and great to see everyone’s enthusiasm for their individual roles. Big thumbs up from me!
Thank you very much for watching - I’m delighted you enjoyed it.
IF ol' *Igor* _was_ to look down, I feel confident he'd just nod his head (in profound satisfaction), and murmur to hisself:
*_''Only_** in a Heelicopter!'' . . .*_
Thanks for sharing this Rory! 👍
Yes! A plane can drop flowers but a helicopter can land and save your life. Legend. Thanks for watching.
@@RoryOnAir Shared pleasure Rory, I'm sure! 😉👌
Cheers Rory, first rate presentation. Welcome back. Hope your father is doing well.
Thank you very much. Yes, he is doing better cheers.
How was your winter in the North Sea? Interesting?
@@gordonbruce2416 actually really interesting- definitely challenging at times. I managed to get signed off to fly night decks which was an eye opener!
Great video 😁 I'll often see them taking off when I'm spotting at Aberdeen and its amazing what they do
Nice one, yeah you get some great pics. 👍
Great video, gives a really good insight into how they work 👏
Thank you very much. I think it’s fascinating and vital work they do. I’m glad you enjoyed the video.
Very very informative. I love supporting this charity.
I’m glad you found it interesting - thank you for supporting the charity and for watching.
Great video Rory, and good to hear from you again. The SCAA is a great service we are firtunate tohave. I am familiar with the Perth based team and aircraft as I frequently fly in / out of Scone and see / hear them on a shout, or in the circuit. Good job!
Thank you Jim. Glad you enjoyed the film. Have a good summer
Really, really enjoyed that! Thank you so much! We get to see these air ambulances on the telly, but it's all super dramatized, where this is such a nice and real look at the people and the helicopter without the unnecessary drama! Very well put together too! The pics of the various (conveniently photogenic!) places it's landed were a great addition!
Brilliant! Thank you for your lovely review. I love the air ambulance TV shows but it is nice to spend a bit of time on the details and not have quite so much tension! Cheers.
YT have just shown me your channel and I went there immediately as I love helis. Now you are closer to my home in UK, although I did live near Inverness. We have here in Norwich the same Air Ambulance helicopter based at Norwich Airport, so was well pleased to see all you showed.
Thanks Phil, I’m delighted you’ve found my channel and that you enjoyed the video. I hope you’ll check out some others! Cheers, Rory
Great to see you back Rory. Great video about this important charity. Last week I passed my instrument rating (fixed wing).
Congratulations! That’s a superb achievement.
Fantastic video Rory. I'm a volunteer with SCAA and I've learnt some new things 🚁🚁
Well thank you! The volunteers do amazing work all over Scotland. I’m glad you enjoyed my video. 👍
Great content mate, from a fellow blade slapper
Thank you Nick! I just love that sound
Fantastic video, I have so much admiration for the works these crews do really good to get an insight into there daily shifts, great to see you back filming again look forward to your next one
Thanks🚁👍
Thanks very much Phil. I was fascinated to see how their shifts play out.
Throughly enjoyed the video, these amazing people do such a wonderful job, I donate to them every,such an amazing charity. I can see you flying one in the next leg of your career. All the best 👍
Well I’d certainly like to fly in this role in the future for sure. Thanks for your support.
Great video Rory, always liked your content and what a great service this video is about. Strange compliment but I really think you've got a good voice for voiceover, like narrating TV programmes and stuff.
Thanks Callum. It’s funny as I used to do a bit of voiceover work back in the day. I kind of stopped when I got busy running our podcasting business but it’s something I still enjoy doing here on RUclips. Thanks for the compliment.
@@RoryOnAir Every success to you, keep up the great content 😄
Great video Rory. These air ambulances are vital. Glad to see you on RUclips again.
Thanks Simon. Yeah these guys do superb work.
Thanks Rory. Very informative video. Your journalistic and flying skills have come together nicely.
Thank you - that’s very kind. I’m glad you enjoyed watching.
I'm really enjoying your videos and can't wait to see what you cover next. Currently I'm doing my IFR training on a 135 in Norway. I was looking at some of your older videos and saw that you featured another 135 from the Northern Lighthouse Board that looked very familiar to the one I'm currently doing my training on. I looked into it and found out that our school helicopter was previously registered as G-CGPI which matched your old video. Just thought that was a funny coincidence and wanted to point that out. keep up the great work!
Fantastic helicopter tracing! Yeah Papa India featured way back and was operated by the board for a while before PDG started doing it with a different machine in their own livery. I was taken up for a flight around Auskerry in PI so we’ve both flown in the same machine. Thanks for watching and I’m glad you find the content interesting. Good luck with your IR. 🚁👍
Great video Rory , worth the wait . Also enjoyed your brothers vlogs .Does their kind of work interest you .
Please keep them coming.
Thank you. Yes I'd very much like to do this kind of flying work in the future. I need more hours first though!
Brilliant video Rory and a great insight into how the Air Ambulance operates. I hope you are enjoying flying the S92. Would love to get my pilots licence someday 🙂
Thank you, I’m pleased you found it interesting. The 92 is a good machine and I’m very fortunate to be flying as a career.
Another great video, thanks.
Nice one Stuart. 🤟
A really well made video Rory - well done 👏
Many thanks! Glad you enjoyed it.
Hi Rory I am 10 years old and I love watching your videos I hope to be a helicopter pilot too
Fabulous Philip, well I wish you the best of luck. Work hard at school and I’m sure you’ll get there. Thanks for watching.
Thanks for the video, really good and informative.
My pleasure - I’m glad you enjoyed it.
Excellent video thanks. I enjoy your brother's channel as well.
Our pleasure and thanks for watching us both. 👍
Great video, thanks for sharing.
My pleasure, thanks for watching!
more content please - you are missed :)
That’s kind of you - I have just had another baby so fairly busy! I’ll be back when I can.
@@RoryOnAir congrats - but babies should not come in the way of your amazing You Tube channel :)
Well done Rory. First time I’ve accessed your very professional videos. It’s good to see videos of this quality amongst some very average stuff. Keep up the good work.
Thanks very much and welcome to my channel. Glad you enjoyed this one. 👍
A brilliant report on the Air Ampulance in Scotland. As a foreigner outside the UK, very exciting and informative. My favourite thing about Scotland is the people and their character. Best regards from the Rhine-Ruhr a👌👋🧔♂
Thank you very much - I’m delighted you enjoyed the video. Cheers from sunny Aberdeenshire.
Just found your channel and I'm impressed by the quality of this video so have already subscribed! I'm from Aberdeen so the video was extra interesting!
Hi Jordan, welcome to my channel and thanks for watching. I’m glad you found this interesting. 👍
Thanks for sharing your video with us. I'm a SCAA volunteer (and a fellow aviation fanatic!) and this is a great additional resource for people to gain a more visual insight into taskings, something I will mention at future talks. I hope your Dad is on the road to recovery too.
Excellent! I’m glad you think it’ll be helpful in showing the public what the charity do. He’s clear of the issue he was lifted for thanks, yes. All the best with your volunteering.
Awesome vlog Rory do you think you could fit in if you ever got the chance.amazing helicopter crew awesome for the people who need them in a emergency very well trained people it's a credit to them Phil 👍🍀
Thanks Phil, glad you enjoyed it. Yeah it’s not a big helicopter but I can fit in it just fine thanks. 👍
Really enjoyed that mate. Another flawless Rory On Air production! Great to see you on the big screen again and I have to say I enjoyed the transition to 4k as well! Always a pleasure to see you’ve released a new video. Send my regards to Lizi.
Well luckily my computer seems to have the grunt to cope with 4K. I probably need to upgrade my camera but it’s coping ok at the moment. Thank you for watching dude. 🤟👍
Before I retired, a few years ago, I was the only full-time all year around professional gliding instructor in Scotland, for about 20 years. I sent many pilots solo and suggested to them that they should contribute to SCAA; most of them signed-up for standing orders. For those who were a little reluctant, I suggested that it was cheaper than life insurance.
Great idea! My brother is a paraglider and he’s seen friends get lifted by these guys while out as a group. Wonderful to have the resource in Scotland.
@@RoryOnAir SCAA have used our airfield at Portmoak to attend to incidents on Bishop Hill. They know we are a safe location.
great informative video! i’m a medical student who works part time at the airport sometimes even at bristows but was looking for more info on the SCAA would be a really cool working for them someday
Great stuff, I’m glad you enjoyed it. Good luck with your medical training.
@@RoryOnAir thank you! If you're still working for bristows I might see you around
@@usmanfarook5826 I am indeed! See you at forties Road. 👍
Thank you Rory. Enjoyed this video. I was born in Montrose, (Only live in Scotland for 1 year, my Dad was in RN) so was nice to see the Scottish countryside.
Lovely stuff William. I’m glad you enjoyed the views from the sky.
I’ve been watching Hamish’s videos of your family and now have found yours. You both do an excellent job of presenting and explaining your experiences.
I’m looking forward to more!
I live in the US and still am good friends with my penpal who lives in Wormit, Fife. We’ve been friends for over 65 years!
Well thank you Kathy, that’s very kind. My sister-in-law lives in Fife, small world! I’m glad you enjoyed my video and Hamish’s too of course!
Great episode, thanks so much Rory!
We'll be in Aberdeen in May so will keep an eye out for the SCAA!
Thanks for watching Alfie. 🚁🤟👍
Brilliant video as ever Rory! Makes me miss HEMS even more than I already do! Incredible work they do.
Cheers Craig. Yeah I was really impressed by how quickly but calmly they got organised and off on jobs. Certainly something I’d like to do one day and I can totally see why you loved it.
good to see you again rory , hope your dad and mum are doing well
Thank you Chaz. Yeah they seem to be doing ok thanks. 👍
I really enjoyed your latest video
Great stuff - thank you.
Awesome to see another upload hopefully see more soon. Followed you for ages. Hope your parents are well
Thank you! Yeah it’s a bit more sporadic these days with work and family but hopefully they are enjoyable when a new one appears. Cheers
Great video!
Thanks!
Fantastic documentary style video, Rory !! As well as a great helicopter pilot you'd make a great documentary maker as well, well, you already do !! I was glued to this video the entire nearly 28 minutes. Your brother is the spit of you, seems like a great lad. Hope your Dad is as well as can be expected and sending my best wishes to you and your family, all the way from Leicester. I'm James's neighbour ( James of helicentre fame ). Thanks for another great video, cheers, Daz.
Yeah I recognised your handle Daz, thanks for watching. Yeah Hamish is a chip off the old block. All the best to you in Leicester. 👍
They are the "Heroes of the sky", in the Netherlands we have a similar crew like yours, one pilot, a paramedic with navigation and ATC skills and a (trauma) doctor, a three crew team, we have four Life-Liners (H-135) as they called plus two extra, one as an extra stand-by in case one of the four has to be replaced, and always one in a full maintenance/service. We also have two H-145-Eurocopters for patient transport to and from the Northern Islands in the Netherlands or to Germany, but your weather is more challenging, thats for sure.
Thanks for the great video, greets from the Netherlands. 😊👍
Yeah I follow a few Instagram accounts that share pics of your life-liners. Cool stuff! Thank you for watching and I send my best back from sunny Scotland. 👍
@@RoryOnAir
Thank you Sir. ☺ 👍 🚁
What a wonderful rewarding occupation.
Yeah, I think so. Great work. 👍
super job Rory, hope your dad's ok, I will donate, best from London
He’s recovered from the issue he was lifted with thank you but he has Parkinson’s so he’s living with that. Thanks for watching and donating to SCAA.
Superb video Rory - very well presented and informative.
As an active paraglider pilot of many years I unfortunately have seen a few air ambulances turn up to accidents - thankfully never for me, but it is reassuring that amazing people and services like this exist.
I flew the coast to coast route ( Workington to Whitby) on my Paramotor back in 2014 to raise money for the Yorkshire Air Ambulance which was a fantastic success.
I’ve made a donation on the SCAA website just now after watching your video.
Safe flying - I might see you in the front of an S92 taking me to or from work 👍🏻
Well you’re a gentlemen for donating - thank you. Yeah my brother is a paraglider pilot so I hope he never needs their help but I’m glad they exist should any of us need their assistance. I hope to take you on a smooth trip offshore then! Cheers
Fantastic video showing the work of the team and the aircraft of the SCAA, I have recently joined as a volunteer with SCAA and can’t wait to get more involved, I have been lucky enough to visit the base in Aberdeen and meet the crew )also had a seat in the helicopter) 😊😊 thankfully not as a patient tho hopefully sharing this video will give more of an insight as to the amazing work they do.
Well from what I’ve seen, you’re getting involved with a super bunch of people so good for you. Thanks for watching my video. 👍
Such a well presented and interesting video Rory thanks. Hope you and your family are keeping well.
Many thanks. Yeah, my family are doing grand cheers. 👍
Great video Rory its nice to see and very reassuring its a pity that its not funded correctly by government but whats new. Thanks
Well I’m glad you enjoyed watching. It’s always tricky to decide where tax money should be spent - I’m glad I don’t have to decide - but it’s wonderful we have the charity air ambulances in the uk.
Excellent video Rory, living about a mile from Dyce I see and hear HLE79 every day. I donate to SCAA and would encourage others to do the same.
Thank you for your comment and for supporting superb charity.
One of the best videos Rory. 👍
Thank you very much!
I seems a lifetime ago that I used to send Pete out on air ambulance jobs... Great video as always, Rory!
I didn’t know you guys knew each other. What a small world!
@@RoryOnAirI worked for Gama, tasking the King Airs and Helimeds for about 4 years :)
@@DeadReckoner awesome! Well you learn something every day. 🤟
Great video! It’s good that people get to see the other side of the air ambulance paramedic role as observer and crew. Having flown many air missions with the UK and Australian ambulance services, I can say it’s a great job but thank god for larger aircraft and tool such as the Lucas device. If you ever get to Western Australia, a combined fire and ambulance service aircraft also has off shore search and rescue capability. The crews are winch trained and often take patients off of ships. I’m sure Clinton, James or one of the team would love to show you around.
Well that sounds like a fascinating operation and one I’d be keen to see up close. I’m glad you enjoyed seeing how it’s done over here. Cheers, Rory.
Really enjoyed that, thank you! 👏🚁
Superb - thank you.
Good job Rory great video, maybe a 135 rating down the line?
I’d be over the moon to get that on my licence one day. 👍
Great video! Would love to see a similar video with our local air ambulance in Northern Ireland, the swapped out the H135s for Aw109s in the last couple of years. Be good to see the pros and cons of each - already I think the AW109, despite being faster, the wheels lend it to some undesirable situations in wet ground, but interested to hear what the experts think!
Yeah skids are better in certain situations but the 109 is very fast. I can say that as a rated pilot on it myself! Thanks for watching. 👍
@@RoryOnAir Yep it sure seems to be, caught it on ADSB exchange apparently doing 177kts groundspeed (with a bit of a tailwind) flying over the other day! Impressive!
Tidy is the best😅 of everythig
Thanks for watching
A very competent and interesting vlog. Well put together. As with all jargon filled skills a few acronyms that would benefit from a bottom screen translation? Hope all is well with the family, looking forward to the next instalment. Thanks again.
Thank you and yes, it’s always tricky to judge which acronyms people might know / not know. Are there any I can answer for you here?
@@RoryOnAir No I'm fine but many who don't know aircraft may not understand.
@@dudleysdad I think most people who watch my channel are quite into aviation but there will always be people who aren't I guess.
Great job as always Rory. How are you getting on with the rigs?
Thanks Phil. I’m doing well thanks and really enjoying the offshore work and the work life balance that comes with week on / week off. How are you doing?
@@RoryOnAir The usual grind! Hoping to get back into heli's next year. Congrats by the way on no.2! Send my best to the boss :)😉
@@peenergysolutionslimited8903 ah thank you. Yes, he’s getting big quickly! I hope you get back to flying soon. All the best. 👍
@@RoryOnAir ping me your Scottish address to my email. 👍
Check out REGA in Switzerland. Apparently they use similar aircraft but they also have the radar nose fitted and I guess it's not just for show. They tried to develop a small helicopter with a heated rotor so they could operate even in snowfall (because they say there are some hundreds of cases where they can't help within 15 minutes as this is their goal, to reach every point within Switzerland within 15 minutes), unfortunately first the project was hampered by the pandemic and afterwards by technical problems.
Yes, some HEMS aircraft in the UK have weather radars fitted in a nose bubble but the SCAA aircraft don't. Heated rotor systems are complex and add extra weight too. It's all a trade off in aviation.
Hi Rory, enjoyed the insight, i was wondering about the maintenence of this aircraft, who does all the maintenence and servicing? Sometimes people forget that the mechanics and ground crew keep these aircraft flying.
Hi, you’re absolutely right and I should have mentioned the engineers. I met Will, one of the engineers at SCAA who was busy in his office doing paperwork while I was there. Engineers are vital in keeping helicopters airborne and are really worthy of a whole video in themselves at my place of work.
Okay the preflight briefing. WTH Did he say?😂
Ha ha, stay away from nasty weather, don’t run out of fuel and let’s get the job done. 👍😂
Thanks for answering my messages so promptly with you busy with work and family etc, etc .. I look forward to meeting you in person . Could you take me on a tour of Bristow helos and a flight in the S92 ? That would be just fantastic ... I will buy lunch for you ( fish and chips ) if that's what you like . Thanks, Scott.
Sadly we can’t take people on trips, but I appreciate the thought. 👍
Thanks for the excellent video. Any idea what sort of aviation background do the pilots have? Only helicopter experience or do they also have to have been a paramedic?
The pilots don’t need to have medical experience - they are there to fly and look after the aircraft, not provide medical help. The pilot in the video is ex military. Thanks for watching.
Hey Rory, loving your vlogs and have followed your channel from the start. Can I ask you which Gimbal you use or recommend ?
Thanks very much. Mine is a DJI RS3 which has been superb. My brother bought the RS4 and has been happy with it too. Depends what camera you have and what you plan on using it for though. RUclips reviews are always handy!
@@RoryOnAir Many thanks Rory.
Great work, but I have a question here: why is this helicopter based at Aberdeen (east coast) and not at Inverness (more centric)?
Thanks. Well as the pilot said, the charity have one in Aberdeen and one in Perth. The Scottish government have one based in Inverness and one based in Glasgow. There are also two fixed wing air ambulances, one in Glasgow and one in Aberdeen.
G,day Rory from Sydney Australia. Hope your dad's recovered from his medical condition that required an air ambulance.
I was loading patients into a Hong Kong built ex military jet turbines helo with side winch- (2000-2001) off roadways and bushland
Then ended up living next door to the helicopter base. It was funded by a bank, state Ambulance service and community financial support.
Do you have enough hours to fly for an air ambulance? Isn't it a goal to fly onto your home Island?
🚁🌏🇦🇺
Hi John, thank you - yes he’s recovered from the issue he was air lifted for. I don’t have enough hours and experience for HEMS yet but I’d love to in the future. I almost made it to Auskerry, but haven’t quite managed to make it yet. The weather thwarted me!
Your name is very good
Ha ha - so is yours!
Wenn hier vor so einer erstklassigen Reportage nochmal Werbung der GRÜNEN Ideologen läuft, künde ich RUclips.
Glad you enjoyed my video. I can’t help what adverts get shown I’m afraid.
Why doesn’t SCAA change to h145 like Scottish ambulance service
I don’t know but I suspect it’s a number of factors. The 145 is bigger with a longer range which is a plus, but it also creates more downwash which can be an issue. I suspect cost is a factor for a charity too.
Ok . How about a complete pre- flight walk- through with an engine start up ? If you need me to pass clearances ahead of time , I will give you my info . Thanks for a quick response with your busy schedule and all Rory . Scott T .
I’ll have a look at doing that. Cheers
How's your Dad doing?
He’s over the temporary issue they lifted him for thankfully but he’s got Parkinson’s so that’s just doing what it does to a person. Thanks for asking.
I cannot fathom how Air Ambulances are not government funded. They can afford multiple helicopters per police force, but not one air ambo per NHS area. Shameful, and shows where the priorities are.
There are actually some government funded air ambulance’s in Scotland, but I take your point. I think we are lucky to have the charity funded ones.
Definitely lucky and would never want to undermine the great work they do by talking politics! Glad to hear the Scottish government does fund some of them. Thanks for documenting their efforts@@RoryOnAir
It’s a shame those rich muppets in the SNP doesn’t dip into their pockets and donate to the trust!
Well I won’t comment on political stuff but I’m delighted you enjoyed the video!
Hi Rory, welcome back dude, great to catch up again. I was wondering, do you ever get to fly fixed wing planes these days? As a longstanding subscriber, I recall that you started on these and would've thought you'd have needed to keep your hours up to retain the licence. More videos if you get a chance, thanks.
Hi, thanks for watching. Yeah I miss the microlights but there isn’t anywhere near me in Aberdeenshire with a microlight field plus I’m sure busy being a parent and running a business as well as flying helicopters. I’ll hopefully get back to fixed wing fun at some stage.