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Paramedic Took Controls After Pilot Medical Emergency on LifeFlight

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A flight paramedic with no pilot training was forced to take control of a medical helicopter after the pilot suffered a sudden medical emergency mid-flight, according to a preliminary report released by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). (airguide.info) More...

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avionik99
avionik99 15
Another good reason for not having single pilot in the airline world.
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bbabis
bbabis 18
Airline flying and helicopter flying only have the word flying in common. I agree with two pilots in a helicopter for now until it is common for them to land themselves. Fixed wings, now all the way down to single engine pistons, are increasingly able to land themselves. As an older pilot, I now only fly with another pilot or in a Cirrus SR-22T that can land itself as good as I can. I’m also commercial helicopter rated. Loved it but gave that up years ago. Amazing that the paramedic even got it to a somewhat survivable ending. Great job.
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awinn
Alan Winn 9
100% agree, very risky, two pilot minimum is a must!
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linbb
linbb 0
In the heli med for one should have two they chage enough per flight to have one. Just one flight in this can cost a family or person everything they own to pay for it.
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jmadunleavy
John D 2
Are the mRna replicating BIO-WEAPON shots with you now?
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chugheset
chugheset 6
The article states: [helicopters] "are particularly vulnerable to pilot incapacitation events due to low-altitude flight, demanding workloads, and limited margins for error". They need to add "no-autopilot in most cases" and "they don't glide"!
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scanware
Gene McAvoy 3
Need a better filter on this app
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Fxx1
Fxx1 1
Curious - what are you looking for ?
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SkyKing337
John Ross -8
WHY? Don't you like the First Amendment of FREE SPEECH?
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jmadunleavy
John D 5
Failed US History and Government, eh?
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GreggB57
Gregg Bender 4
The YouTube video on Blancolirio is a great explanation of what happened and how the paramedic tried to save their lives. He used up all his luck for a lifetime!
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azorie
azorie 1
I am kind of shocked to find that 2 pilots are not REQUIRED here?
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bbabis
bbabis 2
I agree but some medivac helicopters can’t carry a patient, medical personnel, and all equipment with a second pilot.
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v1v2
Jim Ward 1
I want to land a plane like the pilot in Runway 34.
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jericsg
Eric Johnson 1
How far away is technology from an emergency landing button by autopilot once a suitable landing field is found?
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bbabis
bbabis 2
Google Garmin Autoland. It even picks out the field and talks to Air Traffic Control.
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sparkie624
sparkie624 1
He had to have some basic knowledge of the Helicopter and in this case it was a good thing... Glad it all worked out well with no fatalities!
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bbabis
bbabis 9
In the article it states that he mimicked what he observed pilots doing. I always do the same thing when in a foreign situation. Observe what someone does and its result, but in a helicopter there is a lot going on!
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drmick21
DrMike Drmick 4
The 55 year-old male flight nurse did die.
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linbb
linbb 4
Ok guess that there is a liitle gap as one died in it. Guy was just beyond lucky trying to fly it.
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conradp99
conradp99 1
Well, it's easy to spot who's commented without reading more than the headline.....
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GreggB57
Gregg Bender 2
I read it just fine. One was killed. He tried to save their lives.
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susandale42
Susan Mandeville 0
The Garmin Autoland should be mandatory on all single pilot aircraft. Especially if the pilot is over 65 years of age.
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ZombieSazza
Sorcha MacLennan 10
Please go and take your meds
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SkyKing337
John Ross -8
You're the one who needs to take another booster shot! LEARN THE FACTS, before those shots kill you!
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KicksOnRouteA66
Roger Anderson 10
Alright grandpa, that's enough outside time for you today.
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jmadunleavy
John D 5
Oh,FFS
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Nooge
Nooge 6
Sadly there is no vaccine for stupid
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bbabis
bbabis 1
I agree with your statement but unfortunately stupid is in the eye of the beholder.
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SkyKing337
John Ross -7
Please have someone in your family let us know when the jabs & boosters take their toll on you. Social distancing of the permanent kind is a pretty tough act, but I'm sure you'll be able to pull it off... just keep taking those shots!
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ajrridings
Andy Ridings -5
Absolutely John

Eventually the muppets will succumb to Billy Gates master plan
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jmadunleavy
John D 3
It's not a rebuttal, it a reaction and condemnation to the absolute BS people like you spout. Get lost.
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joelwiley
joel wiley 2
Perhaps your 'guess' that your critics are 'Big Pharma apologists' is unsurprisingly quite close to flat our wrong. The 'irrefutable' studies that I have read have been withdrawn from credible journals when people looked at the data, are small, poorly executed studies with murky results, cherry-picked, or misinterpreted, often deliberately when the conclusions are refuted by the actual data.

"https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2831678/"
"https://www.factcheck.org/2025/01/rfk-jr-cites-flawed-paper-claiming-link-between-vaccines-and-autism-in-hhs-confirmation-hearing/"



Reasonable people can disagree reasonably. If you were flying in IFR, you could certainly fly by your gut instincts on which way was up if you'd like. You could also take your instruments into consideration.

I looked up Alex Berenson, I presume you refer to his book PANDEMIA, published in 2021. My friend Google brought up this
"https://fedsoc.org/bio/alex-berenson" FYI, another Federalist Society publication was Project 2025, which I did read.

How is 'el gato malo' relevant?

"https://substack.com/@boriquagato"
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SkyKing337
John Ross -5
EXCELLENT WORDS! Just remember, most of those on this site are TV-brainwashed and dutifully to whatever GOV says!
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SkyKing337
John Ross -8
You're another TV-thrilled Trumpty Dumpty "OPERATION WARP SPEED" supporter. We can instantly tell you took the shots... and the boosters. Your ignorance is showing!
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SkyKing337
John Ross -6
YOU, Sir, are SPOT ON THE TARGET!
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Nooge
Nooge 4
Andy really is a pilot and a crap pile-it
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ajrridings
Andy Ridings -5
Keep up the good work John Ross

You are pretty much the ONLY person awake on this site

The rest..........vaccinated zombies
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