ThedaBenjaathon
01-26-2006, 03:25 PM
A new report release by the National Transportation Safety Board is faulting lax rules for an increase in air ambulance crashes. The report says that the rules need to be tightened in order to make air rescues safer.
"The report, which was approved by the board on Wednesday, concluded that pilots were not good at analyzing risks and that the rules are too lax for flights that are not carrying a patient or a donated organ."
"Helicopters and planes used as ambulances fly under airline-type rules when carrying a patient or organs. But if they are on their way to a pickup, they fly under rules that apply to private planes, which do not limit how many hours a pilot can work and allow flights in worse weather. Three-quarters of the accidents occurred under those rules."
To learn more go to: http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/26/national/26safety.html
"The report, which was approved by the board on Wednesday, concluded that pilots were not good at analyzing risks and that the rules are too lax for flights that are not carrying a patient or a donated organ."
"Helicopters and planes used as ambulances fly under airline-type rules when carrying a patient or organs. But if they are on their way to a pickup, they fly under rules that apply to private planes, which do not limit how many hours a pilot can work and allow flights in worse weather. Three-quarters of the accidents occurred under those rules."
To learn more go to: http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/26/national/26safety.html