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Based at Perth’s Jandakot Airport, VH-AW2 was funded by mining billionaire Gina Rinehart through her Rinehart Medical Foundation and Hancock Iron Ore, and is the first PC-12 PRO to join RFDS WA as part of a fleet renewal program.
The provider, which began operations in the state in January with an initial fleet of three Bell 412 helicopters, is a joint venture between LifeFlight and the Linfox Group.
The Rescue Access Procedural Training Reinforcement room is now open at Bankstown Airport’s Aeromedical Crewing Excellence Training Centre, and includes a winch training simulator, the Mixed Augmented Virtual Reality trainer, and a vertical access training wall.
At a recent field demonstration, a rapidly deployable medical racking system was assembled in just two-and-a-half minutes in wet conditions. The project team has reviewed several multi-rack systems, including those used in RAAF C-130 and C-17 aircraft.
The former health minister, who also served as Minister for Defence, Minister for Immigration and Border Protection, and Minister for Home Affairs in successive Coalition governments, has replaced former director Stewart Morland as of last month.
Replacing the ageing base first opened in 1988, the new hub – which will include clinical facilities, space for fixed-wing and rotary aircraft, ground vehicle transport, and room for surge workers – is backed by $15 million from the Commonwealth and $6 million from the Tasmanian government.
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