The document discusses using a full flight simulator (FFS) to conduct cost-effective research on a new fleet of AW139 helicopters for New South Wales helicopter emergency medical services (HEMS). The FFS would allow for integrated simulation of responses in the front and back of the aircraft to different medical situations. It would also enable accurate reproduction of past real-life incidents to evaluate how crews might handle the same tasks on different aircraft, helping draw powerful conclusions while minimizing risks to crews evaluating a new aircraft.

1. Presentation discussing training operations in NSW HEMS in conjunction with the new AW139
fleet. FFS = full flight simulator and is the type of platform that could be used to produce cost-
effective yet robust aeromedical tiltrotor research prior implementation. FFS enables integrated
simulation of front- and back-of-cabin responses to ad hoc aeromedical circumstances. FFS will
also enable accurate reproduction of previously experienced real-life or artificially constructed
situations, to evaluate how a crew operating out of different airframes might approach the same
task (blinded). Powerful conclusions could be made via controlling as many variables as possible,
whilst minimising risk to crew evaluating a “new platform”.

2. The importance this
research will have to an
Australian aeromedical
tiltrotor programme is
obvious. It will be
interesting to know the
outcome(s).

4. Presentation by Dr Russell D. MacDonald
A strong argument for tiltrotor aeromedicine
can be made by noting the reduction in
transport time - 2% less risk for every 10
minutes shaved off transport time!

5. Presentation by Dr Russell D. MacDonald
Using a system to guide decision upon which type of transport asset to
use instead of a human operator. Once established, this type of system
could help decipher objectively if tiltrotors are value added (in theory).

6. Presentation by Mr Tim Pickering
Discussing the difficulties (as highlighted by Erik Kolle) faced
by the US Aeromedical Industry

7. Hawker Pacific and Texton
Aviation Aircraft Viewing -
Thursday 20 August 2015 -
5.30pm - 7.30pm