EC-225 helicopter undergoes flight training

Army Corps 18 and Military Hospital 175 under the Ministry of National Defense on December 30 started a day and night training session for the EC-225 helicopter on a helipad on the rooftop of the Injury and Orthopedics Hospital of Military Hospital 175.

The training session was observed by leaders of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee, local departments, Military Hospital 175 and Army Corps 18.

With good preparation, close coordination and assurance of safety of involved units, the EC-225 helicopter of the Southern Vietnam Helicopter Company successfully performed landings and takeoffs with absolute safety, meeting the set requirements.

During the sorties, medivac teams from Military Hospital 175 practiced moving patients to and from the helicopter on the helipad built on a high-rise building.

Through this training program, the two participating units had a chance to double check technical factors and safe plans for flight operation on helipad, contributing to improving the quality of medical evacuation in the time ahead and making preparation for building a multipurpose (airway, road, waterway) emergency center at Military Hospital 175.