Glossary
· AircraftTurboprop Air Ambulance
Also known as: Turboprop ambulance
A propeller-driven aircraft used for shorter sectors, island airports and unpaved or short runways.
Turboprops — Beechcraft King Air 200/350, Pilatus PC-12, Cessna Caravan — operate from short runways and unimproved strips that jets cannot use. They are common for island medevac, remote-site work and shorter regional sectors.
Cabin altitude in flight is lower than jets, which is sometimes a clinical advantage. Cost per sector hour is lower than jets for short-to-medium missions.
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