beargrylls
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I've noticed with LACoFD and possibly LASD aero units when they're transporting they'll ask the dispatcher to start the timer, who then report the total time once they land. Why is that?
So they bill based upon mileage.Just as the ground ambulances (around here anyway) report their beginning and ending milage
I noticed that you said, "when they're transporting ." What to you mean "transporting?" If they are just flying, perhaps monitoring a large fire, they are not counting flight time? I'm not fro your area and just curious.
I have a novel approach. Why don't you call them and ask? Apparently, no one here is really sure.I've noticed with LACoFD and possibly LASD aero units when they're transporting they'll ask the dispatcher to start the timer, who then report the total time once they land. Why is that?
I always thought they were tracking the mileage to ensure the ambulance isn't taking a longer route to do something unsavory to the patient. I seem to recall something happening in SoCal years back revolving around that? Maybe it was a PD or CHP officer - My memory is not what it used to beBilling. Just as the ground ambulances (around here anyway) report their beginning and ending milage
And those operating times are not determined by what the crew broadcasts on the radio.When it comes to aircraft maintenance, all of their Preventative Maintenance Actions are driven by flight time and/or (engine) operating time. (IE, 25HR Water Entrapment Inspection, 25HR Wing Pivot Bearing Inspection) Some of their maintenance is calendar; IE, 30-Day Landing Gear Lube, 30-Day Aircraft Wash. When I was working on the F-111s, we had an engine inspection that was flight hour based, which we lined up with same interval airframe inspections.
Military pilots call their OPS Centers when they're "wheels up," and when they are "on the deck"/landed.
If they are squawking 1200, they are seen by ATC but not tracked.Aren't they still squawking? Something's gotta be tracking them.
Aren't they still squawking? Something's gotta be tracking them.