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Author: On location   Date: 9/20/2021 7:36:45 PM  +0/-0   Show Orig. Msg (this window) Or  In New Window

My company wants us to take a flight if you can deliver the patient to the receiving hospital within 14 hours duty time. However, we also have an email from our Chief Pilot that days we shouldn't plan to fly until the last minute of of our 14 hours, as if we get stuck somewhere its going to take us at least 30 minutes to secure the ac, figure out accommodations, etc.

So now my 14 hours to get the patient to the hospital is cut down to 13.5. If I can drop patient and crew within 13.5 hours that leaves me 30 minutes to get back towards base to swap with the other pilot, or at least get closer and have the oncoming pilot drive to meet me somewhere.

If the receiving hospital is further than 30 minutes away the initial request probably didn't come from my area and I was the 2nd or 3rd option, in which case management isn't going to crawl down my throat for turning it down.

I know that I'll get stuck someday, and I accept that, but it hasn't happened yet. I'm at a city base and those long, late flights don't come around too often. If you're at a rural base where your patient legs are routinely 1 hour plus you're probably hosed.
 
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How about a helicopter question for a change. +2/-1 Late flights. 9/20/2021 6:51:50 PM