The AW-139's are "fitted for but not" (well not always) with FLIR turrets which should make night landings relatively easy. Leaving aside the Air Ambulance part surely it is a keep capability for an air force to be able to insert and extract their beardy operators under the cover of darkness?
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This should be a no-brainer, but as we all know it is and will not be.
The AW-139's are "fitted for but not" (well not always) with FLIR turrets which should make night landings relatively easy. Leaving aside the Air Ambulance part surely it is a keep capability for an air force to be able to insert and extract their beardy operators under the cover of darkness?
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Originally posted by EUFighter View PostThis should be a no-brainer, but as we all know it is and will not be.
The AW-139's are "fitted for but not" (well not always) with FLIR turrets which should make night landings relatively easy. Leaving aside the Air Ambulance part surely it is a keep capability for an air force to be able to insert and extract their beardy operators under the cover of darkness?
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Originally posted by DeV View PostThere’s reasons why it is daylight only and why in many countries it is daylight only
Normally it is a helicopter with an NVG cockpit, two pilots equipped with high res NVGs, GPS navigation and digital map etc. To this we have aircraft equipped for a FLIR system and if I am not mistaken the AC have recently restarted night qalification. It is a lot easier for a military organisation to get high end military NVGs than it is for a private company!
Night time operations are more risky, but night time operations should be a standard of any military helicopter force.
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Flir doesn't assist much in night landings. You don't get depth perception you do with NVG, because, unlike NVG, the camera is not at he end of your nose, it's about 3 feet from your big toe. You are either flying IFR, or not. For flight purposes, FLIR isn't an IFR/ILS instrument.For now, everything hangs on implementation of the CoDF report.
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Originally posted by EUFighter View PostTrue, but where night air ambulances are operated it is usually by the local military as they are normally only the ones who have the equipment to do so.
Normally it is a helicopter with an NVG cockpit, two pilots equipped with high res NVGs, GPS navigation and digital map etc. To this we have aircraft equipped for a FLIR system and if I am not mistaken the AC have recently restarted night qalification. It is a lot easier for a military organisation to get high end military NVGs than it is for a private company!
Night time operations are more risky, but night time operations should be a standard of any military helicopter force.
If there is sufficient personnel to roster it (no guarantees), it should be PDLZ’s only
Many hospitals don’t even have a helipad ... thanks to HSE
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Last night #301SQN completed the first aeromedical transfer of an ICU patient with @MICAS_NASCCRS.
— Irish Air Corps (@IrishAirCorps) January 31, 2021
With a Critical Care Doc/Paramedic team onboard our #AW139, the #COVID19 patient was airlifted from @hospital_kerry to Baldonnel.@defenceforces @HSELive @NASCriticalCare pic.twitter.com/sfJJPqu3Jx
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Originally posted by DeV View PostIt is multiples of the daylight risk
If there is sufficient personnel to roster it (no guarantees), it should be PDLZ’s only
Many hospitals don’t even have a helipad ... thanks to HSE"Well, stone me! We've had cocaine, bribery and Arsenal scoring two goals at home. But just when you thought there were truly no surprises left in football, Vinnie Jones turns out to be an international player!" (Jimmy Greaves)!"
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'Airborne ICU' for Covid-19 patient
The Air Corps has described its first aeromedical transfer of an ICU patient with Covid-19 as a "significant milestone".
The patient was moved by helicopter from a hospital in the southwest to Dublin at the weekend.
The Air Corps says it was tasked by the HSE to move the patient because of "hospital capacity issues".
A critical care retrieval team from the Mobile Intensive Care Ambulance Service (MICAS) joined two Air Corps pilots and a medically trained crewman on the flight.
Commandant Stephen Byrne said: "It was an airborne ICU. On the night we transported a critical care doctor and a critical care paramedic from the National Ambulance Service. They departed with us from Baldonnel to the hospital in the southwest to receive the patient. Then they cared for that patient in the air on the journey back to Baldonnel and then during a road transfer to a hospital in Dublin.
"This was the first time we had operated with a team from MICAS and with a Covid-19 patient. It was actually forecasted several weeks ago, so we would have trained for this scenario and carried out all necessary risk assessments."
Last month the Clinical Director of MICAS, Dr David Menzies, said some Covid-19 patients were being transported "hundreds of kilometres" by road due to ICU capacity issues.
The round trip on the Air Corps mission took less than two hours, although Cmdt Byrne admitted there were challenges.
"It’s a relatively tight space in the cabin and at altitude it can become noisy, with a lot of vibrations. So it is a significant challenge. That said, a level of care comparable to a hospital ICU is maintained for the duration of the flight."
The Defence Forces is continuing to provide other supports to the health service, including assisting in contact-tracing and swabbing.
Air Corps crews have also made a number of flights to Germany to deliver Covid-19 swab samples for laboratory testing.
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Originally posted by DeV View PostIt is multiples of the daylight risk
If there is sufficient personnel to roster it (no guarantees), it should be PDLZ’s only
Many hospitals don’t even have a helipad ... thanks to HSE
Letterkenny - 24hr
Sligo - Daylight + Sligo Airport (24hr)
Castlebar - 24hr
Galway - 24hr
Limerick - 24hr
Tralee - 24hr
Bantry - 24hr
Cork University - GAA Pitch + Cork Airport (24hr)
Mallow - Daylight
Waterford - Daylight
Dublin Tallaght - Daylight
Dublin Mater - Daylight
Dublin Beaumont - GAA Pitch (Daylight) + Dublin Airport (24hrs)
Drogheda - Sports Pitch (Daylight).
All pitches in use are within 5 minutes or less of Emergency Department.
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Originally posted by DeV View PostIt is multiples of the daylight risk
If there is sufficient personnel to roster it (no guarantees), it should be PDLZ’s only
Many hospitals don’t even have a helipad ... thanks to HSE
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Originally posted by Egbeygia View PostMany don't need a helipad, but most that matter do:
Letterkenny - 24hr
Sligo - Daylight + Sligo Airport (24hr)
Castlebar - 24hr
Galway - 24hr
Limerick - 24hr
Tralee - 24hr
Bantry - 24hr
Cork University - GAA Pitch + Cork Airport (24hr)
Mallow - Daylight
Waterford - Daylight
Dublin Tallaght - Daylight
Dublin Mater - Daylight
Dublin Beaumont - GAA Pitch (Daylight) + Dublin Airport (24hrs)
Drogheda - Sports Pitch (Daylight).
All pitches in use are within 5 minutes or less of Emergency Department."Well, stone me! We've had cocaine, bribery and Arsenal scoring two goals at home. But just when you thought there were truly no surprises left in football, Vinnie Jones turns out to be an international player!" (Jimmy Greaves)!"
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Originally posted by Truck Driver View PostWhatever about pitches, best of luck getting from Dublin Airport to Beaumont Hospital by road in 5 minutes...
CUH is the first hospital any casualties taken from ships off the west coast go to. Its almost 20 years now since they deleted the old pad (which could take an S61).For now, everything hangs on implementation of the CoDF report.
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Originally posted by Truck Driver View PostWhatever about pitches, best of luck getting from Dublin Airport to Beaumont Hospital by road in 5 minutes...
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Originally posted by Egbeygia View PostMany don't need a helipad, but most that matter do:
Letterkenny - 24hr
Sligo - Daylight + Sligo Airport (24hr)
Castlebar - 24hr
Galway - 24hr
Limerick - 24hr
Tralee - 24hr
Bantry - 24hr
Cork University - GAA Pitch + Cork Airport (24hr)
Mallow - Daylight
Waterford - Daylight
Dublin Tallaght - Daylight
Dublin Mater - Daylight
Dublin Beaumont - GAA Pitch (Daylight) + Dublin Airport (24hrs)
Drogheda - Sports Pitch (Daylight).
All pitches in use are within 5 minutes or less of Emergency Department.
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