Our Aircraft
All Flight For Life aircraft exceed current FAA safety standards and are medically equipped with: Propaq MD, LTV1200 ventilator, Alaris infusion pumps, two units of O negative blood, liquid and bottled O2, and a variety of advanced medications.
ENGINES: Twin Turbomeca Arreil Engines 770 s.h.p. 830 h.p.
MAX SPEED: 145 knots (167 mph)
AVERAGE SPEED: 125 to 131 knots (144 to 150 mph)
LENGTH: 43 feet (forward tip of main rotor to aft tip of tail rotor in horizontal position)
ROTOR DIAMETER: 36 feet
HEIGHT: 11.32 feet
WEIGHT (GROSS WEIGHT): 7,887 pounds
TAIL ROTOR HEIGHT: 6’ 6”
FUEL CAPACITY (GALLONS): 229
INCREASED WEIGHT-CARRYING CAPACITY WITH LARGER INTERIOR
SINGLE PILOT IFR WITH DUAL PILOT CAPABILITIES
AUTOPILOT EQUIPPED FOR INSTRUMENT FLIGHT (IFR) NAVIGATION
NIGHT VISION GOGGLE COMPATIBLE: Using the latest generation Night Vision Goggles; greatly enhancing the crews night vision capability and flight safety
HONEYWELL MARK XXI ENHANCED GROUND PROXIMITY WARNING SYSTEM (EGPWS): Anticipates projected flight path and warns of terrain obstacles
TRAFFIC INFORMATION SYSTEM (TIS):
- Aircraft avoidance system
- Night Vision Goggle (NVG) compatible
WIRE STRIKE PROTECTION SYSTEM: Provides greater protection if inadvertent flight into horizontal wires
GLASS COCKPIT:
- All glass, digital avionics display
- Increases pilot and crew visibility which enhances safety
- Centralizes pilot’s scan to one or two areas
INCREASED WINDOW SPACE:
- Larger Windows
- Increased crew/pilot visibility
SKYCONNECT SATELLITE TRACKING SYSTEM WITH SATELLITE PHONE
DUAL WAAS GPS: Garmin GNS430W and GNS530W
- Allows location identification within 3 meter accuracy
- Moving color map
- Displays satellite weather (XM Weather)
- Both do Nav/Com/GPS
XM SATELLITE WEATHER:
- Equivalent to Weather Radar with a two minute delay
- Utilized in conjunction with Weather Radar for IFR flight
HONEYWELL RDR2000 WEATHER RADAR SYSTEM
TECHNISONIC TDFM 7158 DIGITAL RADIO WITH UHF/VHF/800 CAPABILITIES: Channel capacity is 510 channels per band
REDUCED NOISE: Rotor system improvements make it the quietest helicopter in its class
DUAL ELECTRICAL AND HYDRAULIC SYSTEMS: Provide greater safety
SEARCHLIGHTS:
- 800,000 candle power Super Night Scanner
- Retractable, rotatable, searchlight system
- 360 rotation
- 120 degrees of extension
- Retractable, rotatable, searchlight system
- Dual-mode Tri-lamp Searchlight
- Infrared emitting lamp
- Used with Night Vision Goggles and for night landings
- 180,000 candle power in white light
- Retractable, rotatable, searchlight system
- 360 rotation
- 120 degrees of extension
ENGINES: Twin Turbomeca Arreil Engines 770 s.h.p. 830 h.p.
MAX SPEED: 145 knots (167 mph)
AVERAGE SPEED: 125 to 131 knots (144 to 150 mph)
LENGTH: 43 feet (forward tip of main rotor to aft tip of tail rotor in horizontal position)
ROTOR DIAMETER: 36 feet
HEIGHT: 11.32 feet
WEIGHT (GROSS WEIGHT): 7,887 pounds
TAIL ROTOR HEIGHT: 6’ 6”
FUEL CAPACITY (GALLONS): 229
INCREASED WEIGHT-CARRYING CAPACITY WITH LARGER INTERIOR
SINGLE PILOT IFR WITH DUAL PILOT CAPABILITIES
AUTOPILOT EQUIPPED FOR INSTRUMENT FLIGHT (IFR) NAVIGATION
NIGHT VISION GOGGLE COMPATIBLE: Using the latest generation Night Vision Goggles; greatly enhancing the crews night vision capability and flight safety
HONEYWELL MARK XXI ENHANCED GROUND PROXIMITY WARNING SYSTEM (EGPWS): Anticipates projected flight path and warns of terrain obstacles
TRAFFIC INFORMATION SYSTEM (TIS):
- Aircraft avoidance system
- Night Vision Goggle (NVG) compatible
WIRE STRIKE PROTECTION SYSTEM: Provides greater protection if inadvertent flight into horizontal wires
GLASS COCKPIT:
- All glass, digital avionics display
- Increases pilot and crew visibility which enhances safety
- Centralizes pilot’s scan to one or two areas
INCREASED WINDOW SPACE:
- Larger Windows
- Increased crew/pilot visibility
SKYCONNECT SATELLITE TRACKING SYSTEM WITH SATELLITE PHONE
DUAL WAAS GPS: Garmin GNS430W and GNS530W
- Allows location identification within 3 meter accuracy
- Moving color map
- Displays satellite weather (XM Weather)
- Both do Nav/Com/GPS
XM SATELLITE WEATHER:
- Equivalent to Weather Radar with a two minute delay
- Utilized in conjunction with Weather Radar for IFR flight
HONEYWELL RDR2000 WEATHER RADAR SYSTEM
TECHNISONIC TDFM 7158 DIGITAL RADIO WITH UHF/VHF/800 CAPABILITIES: Channel capacity is 510 channels per band
REDUCED NOISE: Rotor system improvements make it the quietest helicopter in its class
DUAL ELECTRICAL AND HYDRAULIC SYSTEMS: Provide greater safety
SEARCHLIGHTS:
- 800,000 candle power Super Night Scanner
- Retractable, rotatable, searchlight system
- 360 rotation
- 120 degrees of extension
- Retractable, rotatable, searchlight system
- Dual-mode Tri-lamp Searchlight
- Infrared emitting lamp
- Used with Night Vision Goggles and for night landings
- 180,000 candle power in white light
- Retractable, rotatable, searchlight system
- 360 rotation
- 120 degrees of extension
ENGINES: Lycoming LTS 101-750B1 Max Continuous 550 s.h.p.
MAX SPEED: 150 knots (173 mph)
AVERAGE SPEED: 120 to 130 knots (140 to 150 mph)
LENGTH: 43 feet (forward tip of main rotor to aft tip of tail rotor in horizontal position)
ROTOR DIAMETER: 36 feet
HEIGHT: 13 feet high (ground to tip of top tail rotor in vertical position)
WEIGHT (GROSS WEIGHT): 7,386 pounds
TAIL ROTOR HEIGHT: 5’ 10” (ground to tip of bottom tail rotor in vertical position)
REAR LOADING:
- Large clam-shell style rear doors and self-contained Stryker stretcher with portable oxygen aids in patient loading and unloading
- Easily reconfigures to carry isolette for newborn flights
- Ability to carry up to two patients with two caregivers and a pilot
OXYGEN CAPABILITY: Liquid oxygen system that carries oxygen equivalent to that of 12 “E” cylinders
NIGHT VISION GOGGLE COMPATIBLE: Using the latest generation Night Vision Goggles; greatly enhancing the crews night vision capability and flight safety
HONEYWELL MARK XXI ENHANCED GROUND
PROXIMITY WARNING SYSTEM (EGPWS): Anticipates projected flight path and warns of terrain obstacles
TRAFFIC INFORMATION SYSTEM (TIS): Aircraft avoidance system
WIRE STRIKE PROTECTION SYSTEM: Provides greater protection if inadvertent flight into horizontal wires
GARMIN GMX200 MULTIFUNCTION DISPLAY (MFD) DISPLAYS:
- Navigation information
- EGPWS
- XM Weather information
- IFR approach plates
SKYCONNECT SATELLITE TRACKING SYSTEM WITH SATELLITE PHONE
DUAL GPS: Garmin GNS430 and GNS530W
- Allows location identification within 3 meter accuracy
- Moving color map
- Displays satellite weather (XM Weather)
- Both do Nav/Com/GPS
XM SATELLITE WEATHER: Equivalent to Weather Radar with a two minute delay
TECHNISONIC TDFM 7158 DIGITAL RADIO WITH UHF/VHF/800 CAPABILITIES: Channel capacity is 510 channels per band
DUAL ELECTRICAL AND HYDRAULIC SYSTEMS: Provide greater safety
SEARCHLIGHTS:
- 800,000 candle power Super Night Scanner
- Retractable, rotatable, searchlight system
- 360 rotation
- 120 degrees of extension
- Aircraft also equipped with an additional retractable searchlight and fixed landing light system
- Retractable, rotatable, searchlight system
ENGINES: Lycoming LTS 101-650B1 Max Continuous 550 s.h.p.
MAX SPEED: 150 knots (173 mph)
AVERAGE SPEED: 120 to 130 knots (140 to 150 mph)
LENGTH: 43 feet (forward tip of main rotor to aft tip of tail rotor in horizontal position)
ROTOR DIAMETER: 36 feet
HEIGHT: 13 feet high (ground to tip of top tail rotor in vertical position)
WEIGHT (GROSS WEIGHT): 7,386 pounds
TAIL ROTOR HEIGHT: 5’ 10” (ground to tip of bottom tail rotor in vertical position)
REAR LOADING:
- Large clam-shell style rear doors and self-contained Stryker stretcher with portable oxygen aids in patient loading and unloading
- Easily reconfigures to carry isolette for newborn flights
- Ability to carry up to two patients with two caregivers and a pilot
OXYGEN CAPABILITY: Liquid oxygen system that carries oxygen equivalent to that of 12 “E” cylinders
NIGHT VISION GOGGLE COMPATIBLE: Using the latest generation Night Vision Goggles; greatly enhancing the crews night vision capability and flight safety
HONEYWELL MARK XXI ENHANCED GROUND
PROXIMITY WARNING SYSTEM (EGPWS): Anticipates projected flight path and warns of terrain obstacles
TRAFFIC INFORMATION SYSTEM (TIS): Aircraft avoidance system
WIRE STRIKE PROTECTION SYSTEM: Provides greater protection if inadvertent flight into horizontal wires
GARMIN GMX200 MULTIFUNCTION DISPLAY (MFD) DISPLAYS:
- Navigation information
- EGPWS
- XM Weather information
- IFR approach plates
SKYCONNECT SATELLITE TRACKING SYSTEM WITH SATELLITE PHONE
DUAL GPS: Garmin GNS430 and GNS530W
- Allows location identification within 3 meter accuracy
- Moving color map
- Displays satellite weather (XM Weather)
- Both do Nav/Com/GPS
XM SATELLITE WEATHER: Equivalent to Weather Radar with a two minute delay
TECHNISONIC TDFM 7158 DIGITAL RADIO WITH UHF/VHF/800 CAPABILITIES: Channel capacity is 510 channels per band
DUAL ELECTRICAL AND HYDRAULIC SYSTEMS: Provide greater safety
SEARCHLIGHTS:
- 800,000 candle power Super Night Scanner
- Retractable, rotatable, searchlight system
- 360 rotation
- 120 degrees of extension
- Retractable, rotatable, searchlight system
- Aircraft also equipped with an additional retractable searchlight and fixed landing light system
- SX5 slewable search light