Have Some Compassion

Why is it when youre trying to do something good, the weather always turns bad? Todays mission is a Patient Airlift Services (PALS) flight from Montpelier, Vermont to Boston, Massachusetts. Your quick hop from your home base in Burlington, Vermont already gave you a decent instrument warm-up.

Editorial Staff

Wednesday, November 05, 2014 at 12:00 AM ET

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Key Takeaways:

A pilot on a Patient Airlift Services (PALS) flight experiences severe technical malfunctions with VHF radio communication and navigation systems (static, CDI discrepancies, GPS/VHF disagreements) in IMC, suspected to be post-annual inspection issues.
The scenario presents a series of challenges requiring critical pilot decision-making regarding departure procedures, lost communication protocols, climb performance, and emergency actions while transporting patients.

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Why is it when you’re trying to do something good, the weather always turns bad? Today’s mission is a Patient Airlift Services (PALS) flight from Montpelier, Vermont to Boston, Massachusetts. Your quick hop from your home base in Burlington, Vermont already gave you a decent instrument warm-up.

The ILS 17 into Montpellier was extra fun because you missed the NOTAM for the glideslope being out of service and the radio static made understanding Boston Center extra challenging. Seems like static in the clouds has been the norm since your bird came out of annual last month. Luckily, ceilings were about 1000 feet with good visibility beneath.