NEWS

VANDERBILT LIFEFLIGHT PUTS NEW BK-117 INTO SERVICE

Vanderbilt Lifeflight (Nashville, TN), operated by Omniflight Helicop- ters and the only Level 1 Trauma Cen- ter in the region, has added a new BK-117 B-1. The aircraft features what is popularly called '~he Entertainment Center," a custom designed, Omni- flight medical unit positioned between the rear facing a t t endan t seats. Vanderbilt's unit is comprised of cabi- netry designed to hold the medica- tions needed inflight as well as pump and pulse oximetry equipment.

NINTH DAUPHIN DELIVERED TO STATE OF MARYLAND

Aerospadale Helicopter Corpora- tion is scheduled to deliver its ninth SA 365N1 Dauphin II to the State of Mary- land in September. A spokesman for the Aviation Division of the Maryland State Police said that the speed of the helicopter and the roominess of the cabin are some of the Dauphin's great- est assets. Since the inception of the Dauphin II, the police's response time has been reduced significantly, with arrival time at the scene now under 11 minutes and an average of 13-14 minutes to the trauma center.

TRIDAIR ANNOUNCES UNIQUE GEMINI PRE-SELL PROGRAM

With FAA cer t i f ica t ion of the twin-engined GEMINI st helicopter rapidly approaching, developer Tridair Helicopters (Costa Mesa, CA) has pre ~ ordered new Long Ranger 206L3's to e n s u r e a i r c r a f t avai labi l i ty for customers who require factory new helicopters for the GEMINI retrofit.

With their "Buy Now, Twin Later" prgram, Tridair is now offering these new Long Rangers to customers that want to operate the ships prior to being retrofitted with the twin Allison-pow- ered GEMINI system, following the FAA's approval.

Contact Tridair Helicopters, 3000 Airway Avenue, Costa Mesa, CA 92626; 714/540-3000.

METRO AVIATION EXTERNAL OXYGEN CYLINDER MOUNTING RECEIVES STC

Metro Aviation (Shreveport, LA) has been granted a SupplementalType Certificate for its external oxygen cyl- inder mounting design for MBB BO- 105C and BO-105S helicopters. The

mounting is for use in EMS cortfigura- tions and is a trans-fill design, which allows for the servicing of oxygen cyl- inders by trained personnel other than certified mechanics.

Contact Metro Aviation, Inc., 625 Market Street, Shreveport, LA 71101; 318/222-5529.

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