“We appreciate that our people want to get out there fast to save lives, but we have to make sure their lives are also safe as they do this.”


“Everybody from the top on down got the big picture that we needed to return to service as soon as possible,” Turner said. “But at the same time, we shouldn’t just rush out there. We had to be meticulous in ensuring that everything was either ready to go or could be worked around safely.” This cautiousness led Bayflite to ensure that quiet spaces were available at all locations to allow crews to decompress between flights, so pilots could get


adequate sleep even in this extreme situation, and have sufficient personal time to tend to their own Irma-related problems. Bayflite’s people did their best to be professional and thorough in getting back to work, despite the urge to throw caution to the wind and plunge back in.


“We were very deliberate in our recovery process, to return to service in the safest way possible,” Turner said. “We appreciate


that our people want to get out there fast to save lives, but we have to make sure their lives are also safe as they do this.”


Today, Bayflite is back to flying intra- hospital and scene transport flights throughout west-central Florida. Even the worst that Hurricane Irma could throw at this AMS couldn’t keep it grounded for long.


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