We had seen 'Katie' before but she was in her hangar for the night and it wasn't quite the same experience - here are some of the photos from yesterday.
Me, Simon, Jacob, Samuel and my Dad.
Neil (the pilot) very patiently explained and demonstrated the equipment and let the boys have a go at moving the swivel stretcher from the side doors and also from the rear of the helicopter. And yes, there is another child in the pic - that is George - Heather's grandson!
Both boys got to be pilots (in fact Samuel's high visibility jacket says pilot on the back!) and tried the helmet on for size.
The North West Air Ambulance relies entirely on charitable donations and costs just over £3.6 million a year to maintain both helicopters, with around 4 missions a day. We had to wait a few hours as Neil and the Paramedics had been called to Whitehaven and then to Grassmere before they came back to Blackpool, but it was well worth the wait! We also got to see other light aircraft in the hangars and watched close hand others landing and taking off.
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sounds like you had a good day
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what a fab day out and I bet the boys large and small loved it....hugs kath xxxx
ReplyDeleteLooks like a really fun day out for the children.
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