LifeFlight Australia’s fleet of rescue helicopters are well-known for saving lives, but that process begins with engineering and the Archerfield-based operation has recently added another feather, to its already well-decorated cap. LifeFlight Engineering was recently granted approval, by Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA), to be the only Approved Maintenance Organisation (AMO) which can carry out and certify work on a large range of helicopter and rescue crew equipment. Engineering Operations Manager, Michael Dopking, said it’s another significant milestone in the growth and capability of LifeFlight Engineering. “LifeFlight is the only AMO in Australia to have been granted such a wide-ranging approval.” Mr Dopking colloquially refers to the specialised equipment as ‘hero gear.’ “The hero gear includes all the equipment pilots, aircrew officers and medical staff wear – and use – while on a mission,” he said. The list includes helmets, life vests, rescue baskets and strops, harnesses for crew, passengers and children, rescue litters, emergency Egress Breathing Systems (EBS) as well as winching harnesses and restraint straps. Any staff member who flies on a rescue aircraft, be it RACQ LifeFlight Rescue, LifeFlight Surat Gas Aeromedical Service or Land Rover LifeFlight, will use hero gear. The new CASA certification led LifeFlight
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