LELYSTAD


Since 2012, the headquarters of ANWB Medical Air Assistance has been located at Lelystad Airport. The organization employs a total of 57 people, including 37 pilots (of whom two partly hold management positions at the office), two technicians, 13 office staff, and five employees working at ANWB Medical Drones. The location


is


special due to its central position, which is crucial when


reserve capacity


needs to be deployed in case of technical problems at any of the other bases.


Additionally, the airport offers the opportunity to conduct training and maintenance flights with reserve helicopters in a


relatively populated area.


“Initial training takes place in Lelystad for both helicopter types,” explains Amanda Tijben, flight operations manager at ANWB MAA. “Once this


part trainees is continue


completed, their


training ‘on the line.’ Regular ground training sessions also take place here (first aid, technical refreshers, crew resource management, etc.). Flight recurrent


training is conducted on simulators. sparsely


After


completing


the


initial training and the operational proficiency check


operational


(covering flight


procedures), the pilot moves to their own base for further training to become a HEMS pilot.


“The training between a trauma pilot and an ambulance pilot is almost identical,


with the


key


difference that the latter also operates IFR flights and must be trained accordingly on type and operation.”


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July/Aug 2025


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