Comments on: HEMS history

By: Ron Resch

Ron Resch — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:15:21 +0000

I agree with Brett I look forward to Hover Power every month,my only regret is that there is not more on helo’s.As a helicopter pilot I can say that helo’s are real crowd pleasers and wherever I land I almost always draw a crowd. EVEN from fixed wing pilots.Keep up the good work

By: Brett Reeder

Brett Reeder — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 18:54:47 +0000

We really appreciate your articles on helicopters! Thanks and keep them coming

By: Charlie Branch

Charlie Branch — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 17:50:17 +0000

Reminds me of watching the old Aeronca movie of the pilot landing on the road to pick up a patient, probably from the 1930s or early ’40s… The HU-1 (known later as the UH-1) proved the concept, often under fire.

By: Melissa Gottwald

Melissa Gottwald — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 20:35:03 +0000

A HEMS pilot project was conducted in Arizona in 1969-1970. Known as Air Medical Evacuation System (AMES), the 9-month project demonstrated the validity of using helicopters for evacuation of accident victims. The Aviation Safety and Security Archives at Embry-Riddle has information on the project: http://archives.pr.erau.edu/focus.html#AMES

By: Alan Barnes

Alan Barnes — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 19:20:18 +0000

I think it’d be hard to mention helicopter rescue without at least a reference to Robert E. Trimble. In addition to pioneering a lot of what we know today about high altitude/mountain flying, he was rescuing people via helicopter starting in the mid 1950′s.