Better safe than sorry!!

Well I was moooost relieved to hear that the Air Ambulance helicopters have been cleared to fly again from 7am this morning.  With half of the UK’s fleet of 32 helicopters down yesterday, things weren’t looking good.  The Eurocopter EC 135 helicopters, used by the Air Ambulance in Scotland, Wales, North-West England and the Midlands, were temporarily withdrawn from service over concerns about possible cracks in the rotor hub, which were discovered during maintenance work.  Definitely a case of better safe than sorry I’d say- we wouldn’t want to put the fabulous Air Ambulance teams in danger.  I should have tried to sprout some wings and chipped in with the mountain rescues.  Well maybe not...my first aid skills aren’t really up to scratch.  Possibly in need of a refresher course...or two....or three.   

Eurocopter EC 135

For full details of the incident, check out the BBC article here.