Emergency services agencies often work hand-in-hand. Surf Life Saving NSW recently worked with our Aeromedical Crewing Excellence (ACE) Training Centre at Bankstown to undertake the training every crew member on board our NSW Ambulance & Toll Rescue Helicopters receives. ALS lifeguard supervisors were given access to the Helicopter Underwater Escape Training (HUET) facility at ACE to participate in water winching scenarios under realistic environmental conditions such as waves, wind and sound. “

243K views · 972 reactions | Watch how we train for a reduced visibility operation (RVO) such as 'brown-out' in our AW139 full flight simulator. A brown-out can sometimes occur when landing in dusty terrain. The downwash of the rotor blades can cause a dangerous cloud of dust to rise and obstruct the pilot's vision. This can make it unsafe to land, requiring the pilot to abort the landing and ascend until they have adequate visibility. | ACE Training Centre | Facebook

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