Should Charity Air Medical Organizations Require Commercial Certification of Their Pilots?

Douglas Boyd; Charles Peters

doi:10.1016/j.amj.2015.03.007

Should Charity Air Medical Organizations Require Commercial Certification of Their Pilots?

Douglas Boyd, Charles Peters

Department of Aeronautics

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Abstract

Fixed-wing medical transportation crashes operating under 14CFRPart 91 show higher fatal outcomes than non-medical Part 91 flights. Advanced certification may translate into increased safety; yet we know of no charity aeromedical transportation requiring such certification. Herein, in a retrospective study, we determined (a) whether commercial certification is associated with a reduced fatality rate compared with the less stringent private pilot certificate and (b) accident causes.

Original language	American English
Journal	Air Medical Journal
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amj.2015.03.007
State	Published - Jul 1 2015

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