New weather station installed
Air medical transport company EagleMed has installed an automated weather observing system at Eagle Pass, Texas, US, enabling the its fixed-wing aircraft to serve patients in the region during inclement weather.
Air medical transport company EagleMed,. a subsidiary of Air Medical Group Holdings, Inc., has installed an automated weather observing system at Eagle Pass, Texas, US, enabling the its fixed-wing aircraft to serve patients in the region during inclement weather. The firm funded the automated weather observing system project and worked with local government and Federal Aviation Administration officials to install it at Maverick County Memorial International Airport.
The provider’s director of operations Andy Faletto, who spearheaded the project, explained: “EagleMed is very pleased to be able to add this weather reporting infrastructure to augment our ability to support the local communities in terms of transporting critical care patients to the most appropriate medical facilities throughout Texas.”
The EagleMed fixed-wing aircraft that supports the Eagle Pass area is located in San Marcos, Texas. The new weather station will also serve EagleMed’s sister companies, AirEvac Lifeteam and REACH, which base medically outfitted helicopters at Eagle Pass, Pearsall, Carrizo Springs and Laredo, all in southwest Texas.
The station features a weather-proof enclosure containing meteorological sensors, including a thermometer for measuring air temperature, an anemometer for measuring wind speed, a wind vane for measuring wind direction, a hygrometer for measuring humidity and a barometer for measuring atmospheric pressure.
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