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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In this issue

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

Crew safety during the Covid-19 pandemic

Dr Joetey Attariwala details the adjustments made by air medical operators throughout the pandemic

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

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

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

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

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

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