Medivac - Air Ambulance operators.

[some_dude]

We use Turbo Commanders and Lear 35s. On the Lear, try and avoid the narrow door.

The Commander is not bad, other than the lack of room in the back. We have one bed and three seats, and it's pretty tight back there. Ours have a mod to the door to allow it to open fully, which makes loading quite reasonable.

 

[IHateMgmt]

We use Turbo Commanders and Lear 35s. On the Lear, try and avoid the narrow door.

The Commander is not bad, other than the lack of room in the back. We have one bed and three seats, and it's pretty tight back there. Ours have a mod to the door to allow it to open fully, which makes loading quite reasonable.

Are there different models of the L35 that have narrow or wide doors, or is it a mod? We recently started looking into the turbo commanders... one of my concerns with it is the lack of Mx support as compared with KingAirs or Conquests. Has your company had any issues with this, or am I way off? We fly in the north central US... where do you operate around?

 

[some_dude]

We are in the Northwest.

We're a Twin Commander service center, and have been one since the 1950s, so that probably minimizes our support issues. I'm not aware of any problems, but YMMV.

As for Lears, there were two door options on the aircraft when new-- the "Cargo" (or wide, 36") door and the "Executive" (or narrow, 24") door.

It is possible to convert a narrow door to a wide door. I believe the price is around $150k, maybe a bit less.

Are there different models of the L35 that have narrow or wide doors, or is it a mod? We recently started looking into the turbo commanders... one of my concerns with it is the lack of Mx support as compared with KingAirs or Conquests. Has your company had any issues with this, or am I way off? We fly in the north central US... where do you operate around?

 

[FlyMeSWA]

Citation II here at Boston MedFlight in addition to the 2 helicopters. All a/c operated by independent companies.