Lifeguard: Inside the Operations of an Air Ambulance Service

[NYCA News]

NYCAviation:

Lifeguard: Inside the Operations of an Air Ambulance Service (http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/nycaviation/~3/QUxRfySgsLU/)

Air ambulance flights are one of the most essential uses of aviation. NYCAviation goes behind the scenes at National Air Ambulance to learn the inner workings of a "Lifeguard" operation.http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nycaviation/~4/QUxRfySgsLU
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[Gerard]

Nice article!! Helicopters ALSO use the "Lifeguard" designation which helps get them priority travelling through busy ATC areas. And I've heard PD units using the Lifeguard designation like "Nassau 5 lifting on a Lifeguard flight" or even "Lifeguard Suffolk 3 lifting from LZ enroute to Stony Brook".