Australia is a huge continent with most of its population and major medical facilities located along the coast. For medical flights in other countries, see Charter P004 or P010, for example.

The Royal Flying Doctor Service was created to provide medical services to four remote regions of Australia. Go to the RFD website for information: Flying Doctors to read about the operations. RFDS missions fall into three general categories:

1. Clinic runs. The aircraft departs the base and proceeds to various regional centres for clinic duties. This is essentially a mobile doctor’s office which provides medical checkups, vaccinations, and surgery facilities to areas that have no medical centres. For example, you might want to do a Charleville clinic run taking in centres such as Birdsville, Quilpie, and other such areas. Clinics are also hosted at private landing strips or properties where the neighbours will drop around for an RFDS visit.

2. Remote retrievals. These are out-and-back missions where you depart your base for a specific destination. This can include landing at cattle and farming properties or you may be coordinating with local ambulance services to pick up patients from regional airports. These flights are usually time critical.

3. Hospital transfers. Hospital transfers are conducted from regional hospitals to larger facilities. For example, the Charleville service may be required to transfer a patient from Roma hospital to Brisbane. Transfers are conducted at the local airport with the support of the local ambulance services.< /p>

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WestWind and RFDS fitted out all aircraft listed below for medical transport purposes. Retrievals and transfers are done 24/7 and in most types of weather. Landings may be made at private airstrips. Caution: soft earth due to rain.

PILOT RECOGNITION AWARD

WWA has a Recognition Award for Humanitarian Flights for pilots who fly 150 hours of humanitarian oriented Executive or Cargo Charters. Humanitarian Charters are Executive P004, P006 through P013, P025, P062, P067, P191, and/or P278 combined and Cargo Charters C032, C035, C044, and Operation East Wind Events.

Select your aircraft below. It is your choice to fly one way or round trip. Realistically, charter flights are normally round trips. Charter aircraft use General Aviation (GA) parking.

You may use an amphibian aircraft at your discretion. FS9 pilots may download a freeware version of the Grumman G21 Goose from Mike Stone’s Hangar

Category: Medical Supplies

Continent: Australia/New Zealand

Origin: Pilot's discretion

Destination: Pilot's discretion

Stops: Non-Stop

Aircraft: Aerospatiale Gazelle, Beechcraft 1900C, Beechcraft 1900D, Beechcraft Baron 58, Beechcraft King Air 300, Beechcraft King Air 350, Bell 206B, Bell 206B HAP, Bombardier LearJet 45, Bombardier LearJet 60, Cessna 172 Skyhawk, Cessna 185 Skywagon, Cessna 208B Caravan, Cessna 550 Citation II/Bravo, Cessna 750 Citation X, Daher/Quest Kodiak, Dassault Falcon 2000DX, Dassault Falcon 50, DeHavilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver, DeHavilland Canada DHC-3 Otter, DeHavilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter, Douglas DC-3, Embraer EMB-120, Embraer ERJ-135LR, Embraer ERJ-145LR, Grumman Goose, Gulfstream G550, Hawker Beechjet 400, Maule M7-260C Orion, Piaggio P.180 Avanti, Piper PA-28R-201T Turbo Arrow III

Note: Click on aircraft to sign out on this charter using the WestWind Flight Dispatch System