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Hello and Welcome to the official website of the National EMS Pilots Association.

My name is Kurt Williams, I am the current President of the organization. I hope you find this site easy to travel and more importantly useful. We at the National EMS Pilots Associ­ation are striving to be a voice for all EMS pilots. Whether you are a ...
What we do
Formed in 1984, NEMSPA helps EMS helicopter and fixed-wing pilots to keep abreast of current industry issues, thereby contributing to each flight program that has NEMSPA members.

In order to promote issues relevant to the aeromedical industry, NEMSPA ...
- participates in various meetings, seminars and summits
- collaborates with organizations and government entities
- actively supports relevant initiatives and programs
- publishes and contributes to journals, videos, position
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Why to join us
Members of NEMSPA know that their interests are served through the Association's commitment to improve safety, facilitate continuing education, increase communication, and to advance the quality of service of the nationwide Air Medical Transport industry.

Your membership adds your voice and influence to a national association of colleagues which has as its primary purpose the advancement of operational safety and the professional development of pilots flying air medical transport missions.

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Breaking News [06/27/2014]
Nominations Open for 2014 Pilot of the Year
Each year the National EMS Pilots Association accepts nominations from the nation’s air medical transport community to recognize an EMS Pilot who stands out in the areas of Professionalism, Technical Knowledge, Leadership and dedication to Safety. We invite anyone in the air medical industry who knows such a pilot to nominate him or her for this special recognition.
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Safety [06/01/2014]
Survival Exercise - Solution
In the May-June issue of the Air Medical Journal NEMSPA General Manager Bill Winn presented a downed-aircraft scenario and challenged the readers to select the items from the crashed plane that would most contribute to the survival and rescue of the surviving air medical crew members. Here is the solution . . .


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Daily News Courtesy of www.HeliHub.com
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The Milestone Aviation Group Limited Announces Proposed Private Offering of $350 Million of Senior U
Source: Milestone Aviation, 31-Jul-14
The Milestone Aviation Group Limited (“Milestone”) today announced that it intends to offer (the “Offering”) $350 million in aggregate principal amount of its Senior Notes due 2017 (the “Notes”). Milestone intends to use the net proceeds of the Offering to pay down a portion of its secured debt. The remainder, if any, of the net [...]
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Bell Helicopter Delivers First Bell 429 to the New York Police Department
Source: Bell, 31-Jul-14
Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. company (NYSE: TXT), announced today the delivery of the first Bell 429 helicopter to the New York Police Department (NYPD.) The aircraft will be one of four new Bell 429s that will be used for airborne law enforcement patrol on behalf of the citizens of New York City and surrounding [...]
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HeliHub.com launches Facebook fan page for Bell 505 JetRanger X
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With increasing interest in Bell's not-yet-flown Bell 505 JetRanger X, HeliHub.com has proactively set up a fan page on Facebook for the new helicopter type.  This will provide the opportunity to bring together people interested in the helicopter type and the news and information they are able to share.  This may be photos from events [...]
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HeliHub.com launches Facebook fan page for Bell 525 Relentless
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With increasing interest in Bell's not-yet-flown Bell 525 Relentless, HeliHub.com has proactively set up a fan page on Facebook for the new helicopter type.  This will provide the opportunity to bring together people interested in the helicopter type and the news and information they are able to share.  This may be photos from events where [...]
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South Carolina National Guard moves into new hangar
Source: The State, 30-Jul-14
The $27.5 million Army Aviation Support Facility is home base for 10 helicopters — six Chinooks and four Lakotas — and 75 full-time soldiers.  See full story
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Indian Dhruv accident - should an independent organisation check the FDR?
Source: HeliHub.com, 30-Jul-14
Sadly there was a bad accident with an Indian Air Force Dhruv in the state of Uttar Pradesh last Friday, and we recorded that in our Safety data section here. The "black box" - Flight Data Recorder (FDR) and Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR) - are now being analysed in an attempt to find out what [...]
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Gulf Helicopters take delivery of two AW189s
Source: HeliHub.com, 30-Jul-14
HeliHub can report that Gulf Helicopters are now flying at least two AW189s, although there has been no confirmation yet from manufacturer AgustaWestland regarding their delivery.  Observers have noted helicopters A7-GAA and A7-GAB flying from Doha in recent days.  It is not clear whether these flights are for revenue, training, local certification or experience building [...]
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R66 production slows, pushing lead time to six months
Source: HeliHub.com, 30-Jul-14
The lead time for a new Robinson R66 turbine has grown to six months from order.  Latest information indicates that the delivery dates for a current order on each of Robinson's four production lines are as follows R22 – Early November 2014 Raven I – Late November 2014 Raven II – Mid December 2014 R66 [...]
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Iraq – $500M contract for Helicopter Sustainment Support
Source: DSCA, 30-Jul-14
The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Iraq for aviation sustainment support, on-the-job maintenance training and maintenance advice and associated equipment, parts, training and logistical support for an estimated cost of $500 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale [...]
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Tunisia requests 12 UH-60M Black Hawks
Source: DSCA, 30-Jul-14
The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Tunisia for UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters and associated equipment, parts, training and logistical support for an estimated cost of $700 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale on July 23, 2014. The [...]
Safety [02/25/2014]
HeliExperts Offers Heliport Risk Evaluation Tool
The tool provides a comprehensive evaluation of any existing helipad.
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Media [03/10/2014]
The More Things Change. . .
In "Flight for Life - A Matter of Life and Death", author Opal Cavit chronicles the challenges faced by one of the earliest helicopter air medical transport programs established in the United States.
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BULLETIN BOARD: This is a sneak preview only. Click here to view the full board.
NEMSPA Pilots Survey of America's Heliports Now Available for Review and Download
NEMSPA has completed the intial analysis of the data gathered from a survey of helicopter pilots nationwide. The survey garnered over 1300 responses from helicopter pilots with opinions and suggestions regarding the design and the safety of the heliport facilities that they typically use in their daily flying duties. The detailed results of the survey can be accessed by clicking here.
NEMSPA surveys are Your Opportunity to be heard in high places
We are not insensitive to concerns about being "Surveyed to Death".

So, we want to remind our members and website visitors that NEMSPA surveys, and the survey-links that we host on our web page for other researchers, are selected for their relevance to the safety of air medical transport operations. Surveys designed and conducted by NEMSPA will be clearly identified as such.

From time to time, we will also host a survey link for other researchers when the survey supports our primary goal of enhancing safety and excellence in the air medical transport industry. As a condition of hosting links to such surveys, NEMSPA asks the researchers to share the data with NEMSPA as soon as feasible after the completion of the survey, so that we can share it with our membership and website visitors.

Please share your experience and expertise by participating in these surveys.
Your opinion counts!
Join the conversation or start your own new thread on any subject you feel should be discussed.

Share your thoughts on the NEMSPA Forum.
DISCUSSION FORUM: This is a sneak preview only. Click here to view the full forum. 
  Latest threads: Posted by: Date, Time:
HEMS Weather tool kurt.williams1 07/10/14, 17:07
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Multiple helis landing at single pad Guest 01/15/14, 07:49
Air to Ground Communications (direct with trama center) Guest 10/23/13, 12:15
Crewmember Incapacitation Policy gsizemore 09/26/13, 09:21
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Safety [03/04/2014]
What is Happening with SMS?
Many feel that it is just a matter of time before Part 135 operators, including air medical transport providers, will be required to implement an FAA compliant Safety Management System. . .
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News [12/31/2013]
AMJ Seeks Quality Articles
Contribute to the official Journal of the U.S. Air Medical Transport Community
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Safety [07/14/2011]
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REDUCE LIABILITY

Order your OSHA/ANSI-Compliant Warning Signs today.



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Membership [11/13/2013]
Life Flight Network Enrolls All Pilots in NEMSPA
The unprecedented decision for this air medical transport provider organization in Aurora, Oregon, to enroll all pilots as members of the National EMS Pilots Association is a Win/Win/Win situation - with benefits for LFN, for NEMSPA, and for the air medical transport industry.
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