Issue 122 | December 2021

AMR122 Cover
  • Avionics upgrades making flight safer
  • The equipment protecting crews from infectious diseases
  • The move from single to twin-engine helicopters
  • What to do if a pilot is incapacitated
  • Interview: Kim Germishuys, Dutch Caribbean Coast Guard
  • Profile: AMREF Flying Doctors
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Cockpit

Coast Guard crash prompts call for international SAR standards

Search and Rescue International Ltd proposes an international oversight program in response to the November 2021 report findings following the 2017 Irish Coast Guard Rescue 116 crash

Sponsored by Search & Rescue International

30 Nov 2021
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Editorial Team
Helicopter

GALLERY: Night Operations Training

Dino Marcellino presents a selection of photos from Airgreen and 118Piemonte’s night best practice operations training from May 2021, including winching, NVG use, and communication
30 Nov 2021
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Dino Marcellino
Helicopter

Investigating the proliferation of twin-engine helicopters

Khai Trung Le speaks with Leonardo, RACQ LifeFlight Rescue, and Airbus on the recent proliferation of twin-engine helicopters, supporting the pilot transition, and the continued value of single-engine aircraft
30 Nov 2021
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Khai Trung Le
Helmet

Crew safety during the Covid-19 pandemic

Dr Joetey Attariwala details the adjustments made by air medical operators throughout the pandemic 
30 Nov 2021
Dr Joetey Attariwala
Avionics

Upgrading your avionics hardware to increase mission safety

Mario Pierobon looks at the latest aviation advancements that offer increased mission safety air medical, air ambulance, and air rescue operations
30 Nov 2021
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Mario Pierobon
Pilot

What can you do when the pilot is incapacitated?

IPWG’s Sid Bingley, Adam Berger, and Susan Rivers discuss their efforts to mitigate the impact of pilot incapacitation
30 Nov 2021
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Editorial Team
Plane

Provider Profile: AMREF Flying Doctors

AMREF Flying Doctors details the bespoke challenges of operating across Africa for over six decades, and a unique patient transport from Yemen to Jordan
30 Nov 2021
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Clara Bullock
Kim Germishuys

Interview: Kim Germishuys, Dutch Caribbean Coast Guard

Khai Trung Le speaks to Kim Germishuys about her experience transitioning from rescue swimming to hoist operator, and how her rescue background informed her approach to helicopter operations
30 Nov 2021
Khai Trung Le