BeechTalk - BT

Username Protected · **Posted:** 16 Mar 2013, 20:30

Just like to say hi. No Beechcraft in my life just a fan from the age of 7 when I first saw a ad for a V35B Bonanza in National Geographic magazine .
Cheers Geoff.

Username Protected · **Posted:** 16 Mar 2013, 20:40

Geoffrey, welcome to BT. Glad you decided to join the group. We'll try our best to make you more then a fan.

Username Protected · **Posted:** 16 Mar 2013, 21:07

Geoff,
Welcome to BT. All Beech lovers are welcome. Tell us more about the helicopter in your avatar... :popcorn:

Username Protected · **Posted:** 16 Mar 2013, 22:19

Hey, welcome aborard Geoff !! :thumbup:

And you spell Geoff the right way too !!!!! :pilot:

Username Protected · **Posted:** 16 Mar 2013, 22:53

Username Protected wrote:

Geoff,
Welcome to BT. All Beech lovers are welcome. Tell us more about the helicopter in your avatar... :popcorn:

Glenn, Its a SK76 C+ The company I fly for supply 3 for the Province of British Columbia. Two in Vancouver and one in Prince Rupert. We can carry two stretch patients and four attendants. Depending on how we are loaded we have a range of about 300NM. If you look closely at the nose near the landing gear you can see a Max-Viz camera.

Username Protected · **Posted:** 17 Mar 2013, 17:39

Welcome to BT.

Are they helis used for EMS transport at accident sites or for from fixed positions? They seem a little large to be dropping down on the side streets. (I know nothing about helis but want to learn more).

Tim

Username Protected · **Posted:** 18 Mar 2013, 15:14

Username Protected wrote:

Welcome to BT.

Are they helis used for EMS transport at accident sites or for from fixed positions? They seem a little large to be dropping down on the side streets. (I know nothing about helis but want to learn more).

Tim

A lot of the calls are hospital to hospital transfers, but we do scene responses as well. The smallest landing footprint that we Land in is 100 feet by 100 feet. The size of landing site is determined by number of factors, temperature, elevation, surrounding obstacles, what is the ground made of, day, night etc. In this picture we are on a logging road to assist some tree fallers that were injured.

Username Protected · **Posted:** 19 Mar 2013, 10:20

Welcome aboard. It is nice to have guys and gals who fly for a living aboard even if you are rotorheads!! It certainly adds a different perspective to flying for our group. You EMS guys have a lot that the rest of us have to be thankful for and I am sure that most of us dont want to make your acquaintance on a professional basis. (one of my tennis buddies is an oncologist and he says he never wants us as patients--same thing) Keep up the good work and enjoy that wonderful place that you call home.

PL

One more new guy.