Original Message

EMS is no diferent than any 135 charter operation. For all the talk of the medical folks being crew, baloney. They are passengers as far as flight goes. If I tell passengers I believe it is safe to fly and they don't want to fly so be it, we don't fly. If I say it's not safe to fly, we don't fly, period, no debate. I can't and won't try to force people to do anything they think is unsafe. If there are med personnel that commonly refuse to fly when I think it's safe that's their employers problem.

I've approached fliying passengers this way for 40 years and haven't heard any complaints.