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I see the air corps are using night vision goggles operationally. From military.ie.
The Air Corps conducted an Air Ambulance mission using specialised Night Vision Equipment in very poor weather conditions this evening.
An Air Corps AW139 helicopter flew a teenage patient from Cork University Hospital to Baldonnel for onward transfer to Tallaght General Hospital.
This is the second Air Ambulance mission carried out by the Air Corps in 3 days involving very poor weather conditions. On Saturday afternoon the Learjet, equipped with a specialised stretcher, carried a sick child from Baldonnel to a snowbound London for an urgent transplant operation.
The Air Corps is the only organisation within the state with this specialised Night Vision Equipment capability, enabling the pilot crew to operate in reduced visibility conditions and enhancing the overall safety of night time helicopter operations.
An Air Corps AW139 helicopter flew a teenage patient from Cork University Hospital to Baldonnel for onward transfer to Tallaght General Hospital.
This is the second Air Ambulance mission carried out by the Air Corps in 3 days involving very poor weather conditions. On Saturday afternoon the Learjet, equipped with a specialised stretcher, carried a sick child from Baldonnel to a snowbound London for an urgent transplant operation.
The Air Corps is the only organisation within the state with this specialised Night Vision Equipment capability, enabling the pilot crew to operate in reduced visibility conditions and enhancing the overall safety of night time helicopter operations.
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