Re: ATTN:Kenneth Conn

["Mac Fianna" <macfianna@hotmail.com>]

Let the record show that Mr. Conn has delivered his conclusive rebuttal.

Best of luck to you Ken, during your career in the aeromedical industry.

"Mac"




>From: "Kenneth Conn" <medic77@peoplepc.com>
>Reply-To: flightmed@flightweb.com
>To: <flightmed@flightweb.com>
>Subject: Re: ATTN:Kenneth Conn
>Date: Sat, 9 Jun 2001 01:21:05 -0700
>
>     Mac, I thank you for the information and opinions on this topic. I 
>have
>seen all of this information before, though. I am very sorry about the 
>death
>of your friend and I know there is probably no chance of changing your mind
>about this service. I offer this. I know that I am new to this service but
>does that mean I don't know the difference between what is safe and unsafe?
>There are numerous incident reports out there on many other flight 
>services.
>Is this to say that every service that has had an incident is unsafe? It
>simply comes with the job. We have 21 aircraft, 17 which can be in the air
>at any one time. With such a large company and as many patient flights that
>we do, unfortunately there will be incidents. On another note, just because
>we offer memberships does not mean we are any less safe. The membership by
>no means overrides the safety of the crew. We have weather minimums and
>safety standards just like everyone else. The pilot and each crew member
>have equal say about the call. We go by the 51% rule, meaning that if ONE
>crew member feels unsafe or uncomfortable at any point of the call, even
>before T/O, the mission will not be flown and there will be NOTHING said
>from the crew or company. This is stated repeatedly throughout orientation
>and is made clear from the very beginning.
>     Another point that is made very clear with Air Evac is that you will
>never hear an Air Evac employee bash another flight service. Your 
>derogatory
>comments about my company only solidify my judgement in starting employment
>with Air Evac.
>     As far as the comment about unsafe equipment, here's this. We fly the
>Bell 206L. This is a proven helicopter and has logged over 32 million 
>flight
>hours. It is the safest single engine aircraft flying, including fixed-wing
>planes. Our maintenance facility in West Plains is a Bell Customer Service
>Center and an FAA approved repair station. Our aircraft maintain strict
>maintenance schedules, just as I would hope all other services do.
>     In conclusion, and I mean CONCLUSION, I just want to say thanks for 
>all
>the input from the group. This seems to be a very intellectual group that 
>is
>dedicated to providing the very best patient care. I'm sorry again for the
>long post, I just feel that the best weapon against ignorance is
>information. Stay safe. Thanks.
>
>Eli Conn  B.S., CCEMT-P
>Air Evac Lifeteam
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