A quad bike accident at Potaka last Thursday required a hillside landing by the Trust Tairāwhiti Eastland Rescue Helicopter to get help to an injured farmer, who was flown to Gisborne Hospital in a stable condition.
The chopper crew headed back up the Coast on Friday to a medical event in Tikitiki.
The chopper had no call-outs over the weekend and was part of the Gisborne Aviation Preservation Society Museum’s open weekend.
Pilots, critical care flight paramedics and crewmen were on hand to show people how the BK-117 operates as a hard-working air ambulance.
“We are very strongly connected to and supported by our community but the team usually flies to remote locations with small populations,” Eastland Helicopter Rescue Trust chair Patrick Willock said.
“So open days are a great way for them to see a lot of people at one time while also supporting our neighbours at the museum.”
