Boston MedFlight Helicopter! Airbus H145D3 5-Bladed (63)

[@Dave-sk8lj]

My goal was to work on that helicopter, never got to but when my son was a month old he needed this helicopter to help save his life, these crews are the absolute best and I love them.

[@Spock7230]

I've worked communications for MedFlight (I'd call it "dispatch," but the FAA's involved) for 10 years, and have been a medic/EMT since 1992. This is one of the best review videos I've seen on KZbin, and I'm glad you got the chance to visit Plymouth, especially after they just redid the hangar. Thank you for doing this and sharing it with everyone.

[@PfizerRN_NavyReserveCaptain]

Did the Pilots at Boston Med Flight tell you about the button on the side of the collective that can be used for spatial disorientation after Inadvertent flight into instrument meteorological conditions (IIMC)? Returns the aircraft to level flight then initiates a gentle climb (great for pilot incapacitation, too). I spent a weekend in December 2022 flying as an Observer with Dare County MedFlight on their new H145 D3. They were the North America launch customer.

[@PapaG603]

What a great safety option to have. That's amazing technology that will absolutely save some lives.

[@helicopterin]

That’s mostly accurate. There are two buttons that you’ve mixed together. The button on the collective is the “go around” button. Typically used when going missed on an IFR approach. It initiates a 1,000fpm climb, arms altitude acquire (if you have an altitude bugged), and couples the missed approach procedure, if loaded into the GPS. The recovery switch you’re referring to is on the cyclic. When activated, it captures current altitude, heading, and airspeed, engaging 4 axis autopilot, allowing you to go completely hands off so the aircraft can level everything out. Great feature to have if you’re ever disoriented.

[@PfizerRN_NavyReserveCaptain]

@@helicopterin Thanks for this. The explanation was much better than what I received from Cam Thompson, one of Dare MedFlight line pilots. The closest to this in any HEMS program I’ve flown with was on the five Leonardo AW-139’s operated by New Jersey State Police. The AW-139 has a Hover Hold feature as part of the 4-axis digital autopilot. Fly safe up there.

[@achim709]

It has the nickname panic button and is not on the collective but on the cyclic. If you loose orientation, press the button up twice and it takes over ALT, HDG and IAS.

[@st05002125]

Fantastic to see a charity model being implemented in the US. Long been the case here in the UK!!

[@TheAidanodian]

Boston med flight sounds absolutely insane. Out where I am, we have one of the best air ambulance services in America. Boston medflight seems leagues above even ours.

[@derdan20]

I worked for Keystone Helicopter in the 80’s and 90’s. We set up the helicopter operation and provided the helicopters, pilots and maintenance for Boston Med Flight. They were originally in an Eastern Airlines hangar on Logan.

[@roadweary5252]

I had the pleasure of working at BMF for several years. They are some of the greatest clinicians in the world. An incredible program. And yes, Plymouth was remodeled several years ago. It was a dump prior to that.

[@GM8101PHX]

I am completely impressed with the details and how that medical service operates, I think I can say here in Phoenix we have the expertise and technology being the 4th largest city in the country!! The video is professional as well as the medical service they provide!!!

[@jdellis9361]

Amazing machine and program! I flew in a BK in 2000. Things have definitely changed for the better!

[@spocker]

Hope you enjoyed your stay in Boston! Boston MedFlight is definitely a top tier HEMS. I have some good videos of them at Lahey Hospital, a Level 1 Trauma center in the suburbs of Boston. Keep up the awesome informative videos!!

[@ChadDidNothingWrong]

That's a sweet looking machine. What a design.

[@TheDrMedic]

I agree!

[@jackcain4708]

We pick up their old electronics for recycling! Never been to Plymouth, but the hangar in Bedford is just as clean. I love getting to peek in the hangar. Everyone is always super friendly too.

[@SpacemanRick]

I helped build that birdie. She flew through flight test like a boss! ❤

[@TheDrMedic]

That's awesome!

[@leeryan1969]

An amazing review bro! Encore!

[@TheDrMedic]

Thanks a ton!

[@ronayotte3571]

I have a few friends who work for Boston MedFlight... One thing they do is that all employees whether they work in dispatch or are drivers for the ground units get to fly to know what the flight crews do and go through.

[@PapaG603]

Our Hospitals here are known for being world class and industry leading. They must set that standard and that bar must be moved and improved upon. Thank You for doing a great job on this video and highlighting some of what our first responders do here and all over. Another great video. 🙏🤘🤘

[@982LF]

19:54 Their EC145s 273NE and 274NE had wire cutters on the skids and hull as well as a spotlight mounted to the side, good chance not needed like you said. Great video! If you continue to explore New England’s medical helicopters I’d love to hear from Lifeflight of Maine, their choice to fly AW109s when everyone else in NEAA flies the EC135 and 145 families because of their speed & the size of the state is pretty neat

[@rotoryacht]

Very well done Sir! Thank you for sharing this amazing helicopter and Med program with us.

[@randalllewis2434]

That INCAP program is an amazing thing that ALL flt crews, and companies should have!! Goodness…. What a life saver….

[@tomdaley9154]

Damn dude I wish I knew you were coming up here, definitely would have taken you on a little helicopter tour of new england. I love this channel. Nice to see you kinda local. I'm a little north of there, but not too far

[@Proudtanzaniasafaris]

Medflight is the best. They flew me to the Brigham after a bad cycling accident

[@frisk151]

This is one of the most beautiful helis I have seen in a long time.. Features... Scheme.. Equipment... Performance!

[@cliffterrell4876]

This aircraft was a wet dream for those of us flight medics on a BK117 in the early 80s. We didnt have a quarter of the equipment this aircraft has onboard. Wish we had the stretcher. Would have made life much easier.

[@EBMisKing]

Love these videos! Keep up the great work!

[@Jetjockgordo]

Stanford in Palo Alto is getting theirs in a couple of months. I'm doing my differences training shortly.

[@jumpingjeffflash9946]

A friend of mine is a flight nurse on that at Hanscom, I've been in your hangar there a few times.

[@darrenrichings2574]

Already a super nice helo, the colors and decals really set this thing off, it is sic, no pundit intended.

[@devinfunk6110]

I unfortunately had to catch a ride in one of these just the other day. I can’t say I remember a whole lot but it was smooth. Mayo Clinic in MN just upgraded to these. They are always referred to as Mayo One, because that’s what Mayos original helicopter was called. St. Mary’s level one trauma center is nice to have close by. Thank you for the video!

[@TheDrMedic]

Glad you made it through!

[@StarGretchen]

The Boston med flight helicopter is the best I saw it into Elliot hospital when I was in the ER. One more question what does it take to become a flight nurse I'm just curious? I love this channel it's very informative. I'm in the process of trying to become a paramedic so your videos make my dreams come closer to me❤

[@sub-pargaming4141]

I taxied past you and waved while you were recording this haha😂

[@TheDrMedic]

Oh awesome! I’m sure I looked like quite the nerd holding the camera up! Lol

[@Moser72]

Having flown the BK117-C2 variant, I would love to fly this model. It's the most well rounded capable platform in it's market for HAA in the USA.

[@jballerrr93]

This is gold man. What a niche. Lets goooo!!!!

[@davidshettlesworth1442]

Thanks for an excellent video. Everything about Helo's is expensive. I love the looks of the bird.

[@TheDrMedic]

Thanks for watching!

[@Delatta1961]

I spent my last 10 years of my 40-year flying career in HEMS in the Carolinas. This same business plan would be much more beneficial to the communities in the states. Helicopter shopping and pressure from management to respond are the leading factors leading to high risk assessments for flight requests

[@hammertime1]

Boston Med Flight is simply the BEST!! 🏥 🚁

[@zebra5591]

I see this flying around all the time, i known them by the sound haha

[@williamfenner9915]

You should look into doing the Flight for Life helicopter in the Milwaukee Wisconsin area.

[@stevenrogers4663]

Question in regards to Trans Venous Pacing, Is the RN credentialed to place the wire?

[@AdabAbu]

Wow. Nice

[@JulieMorse-k7l]

I like how you explained everything on the medfligts are you a emt

[@zerocool278]

You should come to the Uk and do a series over here.

[@TheDrMedic]

I would absolutely love to. Maybe one day!

[@riccardoperini4737]

I’d love you to see how things are done here in europe, big twin engines with full sar capabilities is pretty much the norm here in most places (also its free)

[@TheDrMedic]

Would absolutely love to!

[@johno9507]

I recently woke up to the sound of a helicopter right above my house and ran out to see a H145 air ambulance landing 20 meters in front of my car. 🇦🇺

[@Iwishiwasflying]

Not as good as the Toll Ambulance AW139

[@ChiTownGuerrilla]

So awesome. I don't know if you've ever done a video on this but it would be cool if you made a video on how often helos transport prisoners. I watch a few prisom channels amd they seem to tell sbout it as a fairly routine thing. Os it more sof a security thing seeing you can't really escape from a helo, or is it just for speedy trip to the ER or im guessing a combination of both? Thanks.

[@TheDrMedic]

My quick answer would be “probably only when they’re unconscious, sedated, and paralyzed.” Good idea for a video!

[@ambercastellana4539]

As a Comm Spec. for BMF- we transport a handful of prisoners per year. Every prisoner has a guard that accompanies them for transport. Not all are unconscious. If they’re calling for us, they’re in pretty serious condition.

[@mattking3852]

I wish more teams would use this specific aircraft in the high and hot environments for SAR in high and hot environments for SAR so we can get better information in how they perform in this enviornment. There are teams in Europe that are using this exact aircraft for SAR with hoist capability, but none of them are using it at the altitudes and temperatures we have here in Colorado. This aircraft has a lot more power than the Bell 429 that Air Zermat uses. I know Rega uses an H145, but not sure they use a 5 blade version.

[@Clickworker101]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/j4PclouQi911hbMsi=ZikdMSe8aEHBY0fE The Italians have one

[@Dennis-tm5os]

Can they fly during a snow storm?

[@tylorstetson5751]

Justin you have to check out Sanford Airmed out of Sioux Falls, SD. Keep up the good work Justin. Love the video. 👍

[@TheDrMedic]

I'll check it out!

[@johncorcoran6629]

Mayo Clinic has a pretty good program too...

[@tylorstetson5751]

@@johncorcoran6629 That they do. They are one of the premier programs in the country.

[@musicplusink]

I’m trying to get my license, I wonder if companies like this help you get the license. Sounds like a good place to work.

[@leeryan1969]

Gaining your helicopter pilots licence would be at your own expense. You would have to gain your PPL(H) then your commercial rating and from there your instrument rating, all very expensive but worth it if you can come up with the mega $'s involved

[@farmhanddiaries5422]

When you think about it the pilots are the drivers on the ground trucks

[@MichaelWhite-pp4wt]

If you havnt you should talk to the Dartmouth Hitchcock team in Lebonon NH they fly the 135.

[@TheDrMedic]

I have heard wonderful things about DHART! Would love to check them out someday.

[@rrr866]

Is this bird considered IFR rated as well as the crews 4 axis is cool can this thing shoot a cat3 approach?

[@EstorilEm]

Yup, tracks localizer and glideslope or GPS approaches just like a fixed-wing. Pretty incredible. I don’t think helicopters really use the CAT-III rating system because the safety issue of minimums, roll-out, etc are different when you aren’t touching the ground at 140 mph lol.

[@rrr866]

@@EstorilEm Hopefully will see less weather related accidents game changer for sure yea the cat3 gets you in with a 100 foot DH

[@beater8687]

They have proprietary RNAV approaches into each of the hospitals. SVFR is much preferred by both ATC and the pilots, but if they have to they can and will go IFR.

[@flymachine]

D3❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@jimmymc10021]

Thank you for the excellent content. Do any H145 operators use a powered lifter for the stretcher? Manual handling leads to so many injuries it must be an option.

[@gerhardma4297]

It's crazy that people who have to pay for a life-saving procedure such as a rescue flight and the amount charged is so high that they can be run down. This only happens in the USA. I live in Germany and had an accident. I tipped over with a ladder and fell with my face onto a window sill on the first floor of the house. Luckily, my sister found me just minutes later. She called 911 immediately and the ambulance with the paramedics, the emergency doctor and the driver arrived 7 minutes later. And just 2 minutes later, a rescue helicopter, an EC 145 from the ADAC (Allgemeine Deutsche Automobil-Club) was on the scene. The emergency call center did this automatically in the event of a head injury. I was conscious, but I was probably just talking nonsense. So my sister was asked which hospital I should be flown to. She could choose between three hospitals. However, the emergency doctor from the helicopter made a recommendation and she followed it. After some time in hospital and three operations on my upper jaw and cheekbone, I was allowed to go home again. What did I have to pay? For the ambulance with emergency doctor, paramedic and driver.... Nothing! For the rescue helicopter with emergency doctor, paramedic and pilot.... also nothing. Nothing for the operations and hospitalization in the clinic .... either. All I had to pay was 10 euros per day for the time I had to be in the clinic. So around 200 euros. This is how healthcare works in a developed country. The USA is far from being developed in this respect.

[@PapaRyans]

In sweden we have similar system, they send helicopter immediately when it is needed and there is no talk about bills as USA have..... everything is paid by taxes and you only pay a small cost for the time you spend in hospital. So in this case , taxes are for a good thing 😊😊

[@JohnSmith-mn4wf]

we. are. SO. painfully. aware. Of how trash our medical system is!! My dad makes a killing off of the suffering of others and I think my life is largely funded by that. We know! You don’t have to tell us how shit we have it! We’re not as oblivious as you might think! Consider this - part of the reason you enjoy free healthcare is that the US partly subsidizes this for you by means of our massive defense spendings for NATO. Think of how much more you would have to spend if we pulled out.

[@bubbabearhuntington2295]

You're taxed to death are punished for speech and have no right to self defense. Don't call Us underdeveloped in *any* respect. We made the Internet and modern computers you use and everyone begs US for help (WW2 mean anything to you?). You could've not mentioned anything about who's more developed but no.. you couldn't resist and not in "this respect" .. Germany has weak leaders and weak people who've lost their edge over the past few hundred years.

[@GregStudio01]

⁠​⁠@@bubbabearhuntington2295We’re not taxed to death and actually have a livable minimum wage. We’re punished for speech less than in the US and we have every right to self defence. So not only are we more developed in the case of healthcare provision but also apparently in not swallowing and repeating false propaganda! 😂

[@GabrielManzanero]

There are air ambulance services in Florida that have been sued because they transported patients to the wrong hospitals without adequate care so they could transport the patient again resulting in between $45,000- 200,000 patient bills it’s really a mess often

[@HeliRox214]

Lose their house ?? So you would have to collect and resuscitate them again.

[@nasosnasos8054]

Price ?

[@timothykalio157]

bro kinda looks like Christian Bale

[@terencenxumalo1159]

aviation

[@Railfan-nv9sw]

I don’t like the EC145 T2 or D3 variant, I only like the original EC145 T1/C2

[@georgeiliopoulos1917]

Reason for that ?

[@Railfan-nv9sw]

@@georgeiliopoulos1917 Because I can have my own opinion

[@nigellewis804]

Air ambulance in the uk is all charity run

[@bill2066]

Who needs the "TheDoctorMedic" when we have "Dr Jill Biden?"

[@larsmeijerink5471]

Why doesn't the US government do this work? Our med helicopters are from our government and is free for the patient transported. A company or organisation isnt allowed to fly with patients as a medflight. Only the government owned helicopters can do that. Its done so people dont overpay for the costs and dont go bankrupt because of it. The pilots that fly the medical helicopters are all ex military pilots and that the only way you can fly them. At least 15years of military flying is needed for those helicopters. Every healthcare part is government owned and payed for thankfully. Its horrible the USA doesn't care enough to pay for those things

[@gamache1101]

The US Coast Guard does Med flight but just for the calls the private company can’t get to. And I assume you live Europe so that explains why you want the government involved in everything.

[@joseroza1804]

It’s so awful to watch those rich 🤑 kids driving around with their stupid super cars on the roads and killing others using the law, bunch of terrible people.

[@e21bgl]

I like the story. With all respect, the narrator is kind of talking back and forth.English is not my native language. At this point please consider to non English native language. Thankk you

[@ImpendingJoker]

This is a fail. The 5 bladed system is supposed to be quieter than the four bladed system, and yet you wouldn't shut up and let us hear it from the outside.

[@TheDrMedic]

Made this one just for you…. Sounds of an Airbus H145D3 at Boston MedFlight | Air Ambulance ASMR (68) kzbin.info/www/bejne/lYTceqibl7B1n9E

[@Foxracing401]

This flys over my house all the time

[@flyupfront3606]

Lots of compensation for defects and deficiencies. Realistically, very painful on the eyes. 0/10.

[@crsuperman1]

Maybe it'd be a good idea to investigate insurance medical insurance in America and see what people have to work with

[@crsuperman1]

I get in a car crash on the interstate and need a medevac you bet your nuts I'll be in charge of pan for that $30,000 helicopter ride to the nearest trauma one care

[@crsuperman1]

I call bullshit brother because I saw a video of a hiker pulled out of a forest with a broken leg and the bill was 26,000 for the helicopter ain't no charity covering that shit

[@ChadDidNothingWrong]

In Boston?

[@joelprybylski3515]

i think you misheard him, they bill for service, but they don't bill over what insurance covers, or they dont send someone to collections for not paying the bill