A Day in the Life of a Pilot at Cornwall Air Ambulance

Join #Pilot Rich Dixon on a shift at #Cornwall #AirAmbulance. Watch as he walks you through the start of his shift, undergoing safety checks on the #AW169 #helicopter, briefing the crew, analysing flying conditions for the day and see how he prepares to operate your helicopter on a life-saving mission in the first episode of A Day in the Life.
00:00 Meet Cornwall Air Ambulance Pilot Rich
00:28 Morning checks of your AW169 Helicopter
01:59 Crew briefing and analysis of flight conditions
03:02 Pilot's office and call out process
03:50 Tractor
04:19 Additional checks
Cornwall Air Ambulance deliver essential medical attention to severely ill and injured individuals throughout Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. Responding to more than 1,000 missions each year, our team is on hand during crucial moments where every second counts. With no direct government funding for operational expenses, we depend on the kindness of individuals like you to ensure your helicopter is in the air every single day of the year.
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[@HMSDaring1]

Stunning helicopter - and how incredibly privileged to fly around the stunning area that in Cornwall.

[@Lucasmaximoose]

Absolute dream job ☺️🚁

[@TactiFoka]

50kt gusts nice

[@mitchell_9709]

It's my dream to become a Helicopter pilot but at my current stage in life I cant afford the training :(

[@Acbaker23]

If you’re in the UK I believe there’s a helicenter that does scholarships. Worth taking a look at

[@mitchell_9709]

@@Acbaker23 yeah I’ve looked but it’s very very competitive I’ve applied for scholarships before but never had any success. Unfortunately they don’t just hand out scholarships easily you need to be very academically successful and the highest calibre candidate to get one which is obvious. They wouldn’t give a scholarship to someone like me who has a love and passion for aviation but is just an average 9-5 worker. I’ll need to fork out £100k which I don’t have to do the training unfortunately

[@mrwest5552]

two litter configuration ? Safe flights to you all.