IRG was delighted to be included in the april 2019 edition of Airmed & Rescue Magazine.
SAR KIT – FINDING THE RIGHT TOOL FOR THE JOB
The feature discusses current and alternative pieces of equipment available to SAR agencies and includes a ‘Rescue Basket’ section which references the Heli-Basket HB2000 15 person Multi Person Helicopter Rescue basket.
‘Another option is the Heli-Basket HB2000, a rigid cage that can take as many as 16 people to safety. The HB1000, meanwhile, can rescue six people. Both are manufactured by HeliBasket LLC in the US. HeliBasket has partnered with Integral Risk Global to market and distribute the equipment, and is also the only the company that HeliBasket endorses to deliver training using both baskets.
Martin McGrath, Director of Integral Risk Global, reports that the company is pursuing approval from the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for the HB2000 as a complex personnel carrying device system (PCDS). Approval is expected to be granted in 2019. McGrath explained: “The approval will allow owners and operators to pursue operational approval through their respective aviation authorities.” If the Heli-Basket platform is going to be used for human rescue by agencies whose aircraft are civil aviation registered, then civil certification will be required. For operators of military or state registered aircraft, it will be for the authorities in question to certify the equipment for use’.
