Ideal for hospital-to-hospital transfers, the Fortescue Heli-Med Service will provide RFDS’ frontline crews with greater capacity to respond to the needs of patients. The Pilatus PC-12 is a good all-rounder in terms of capacity, amenity, speed, range and performance, making it perfect for the Royal Flying Doctor operational activities.

2025年2月17日 · The PC-12s within the RFDS fleet have an operating range of 1,560 nautical miles. With the aircraft equipped with all the required avionics and the type being certified for single-pilot operations, the PC-12 offers the versatility and the ruggedness to operate in a range of weather conditions and locations, making it dependable for operating in ...

2024年11月25日 · The RFDS covers a vast area of 7.69 million square kilometers and provides 24-hour aeromedical emergency services anywhere, within hours. Just some of the services they offer include: patient transfers, mobile dental services, telehealth consultations and fly-in/fly-out nurses and GP clinics.

2011年4月14日 · Say the RFDS replace all their PC12s with Kingairs in the interest of safety because the PC12 has a slightly higher risk of engine failure. However due to the increased cost they have to run fewer aircraft to do the same work as the PC12 could do for the same $$ available to them.

2022年3月2日 · In its first year of service, our new aircraft is expected to carry more than 500 patients to definitive care. Already in its first 60 days of service, our newest PC-12 has travelled to all corners of Western Australia and retrieved 63 patients. It’s no wonder our latest aircraft is known as the ‘Wings of WA’

2017年6月30日 · Back in 1994, the RFDS was amongst the first customers to take delivery of a PC-12. This charitable Australian institution currently uses 33 PC-12s to provide medical assistance to people living in the remotest areas, right across the continent.

2017年7月7日 · As part of a big celebration at the headquarters in Stans, Switzerland late last week, Pilatus handed over the 1,500th PC-12 to its loyal customer of many years, the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia (RFDS). A fitting handover celebration was held to mark this milestone in the history of the Pilatus PC-12.

The RFDS was attracted to the PC-12 by its rugged design, capability to operate from short unprepared strips with a large cabin and easy access through two cabin doors.

2015年4月6日 · Two RFDS Pilatus PC-12 aircraft offshore over Rottnest Island. Photo courtesy Royal Flying Doctor Service. Delivering Care in the Outback. The RFDS began operations in 1928 with a single aircraft...

Every RFDS aircraft in Western Australia contains a customised and permanent aero medical fit-out including stretchers, patient loading system, storage, communications, medical oxygen, suction and electrical power.