Emergency Services Helicopters

DerbyBorn · 2013-12-01T19:58:17+00:00

Not trying to suggest this would have had any effect on the recent crash - but when I see the local Police Helicopter hovering or searching our area I do wonder what would happen if a warning light was to come on indicating a problem. It is about 10 miles from its base. I think every park and other open space in urban areas should be marked with an "H" for emergency use. It could also help if there was a local incident as it would give safe access to the area. Seeing things like sport ground floolight columns or telegraph poles must be difficult - so to plan for an emergency seems to make sense to me. Twin engined aircraft could not be more than a prescribed number of minutes from an emergency airport for similar reasons until engines were more reliable (ETOPS).

Dec 01, 2013 83 Replies

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The Medway Handyman 12 years ago

Are you a Tory MP?

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fred 12 years ago

IMHO, and remembering my VFR flying, a good pilot would know where he could perform an emergency landing in an area with which he is familiar. I have very little doubt that of this pilot was a regular he would have had a knowledge of such areas. I imagine he had very little time to do anything.

Also when flying height is your friend but in situations like this he was probably, in flight terms, close to the ground.

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Windmill 12 years ago

Well, I've always said that if God had intended there to be helicopters, he'd have given birds rotors. Which didn't stop me from riding in one when I got the chance.

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Windmill 12 years ago

Always wondered how they did it. That must be the explanation :-)

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