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… This is particularly the case in steep, impassable or wooded areas – and happens about 1,400 times a year. In order to ensure that every hand
movement is just right, the Rega crews regularly practise the procedures for a mission with the rescue hoist, both during the day and at night.
Regular training is essential
The use of the individual…
…Encounters In focus
The rescue hoist
Every year, Rega evacuates more than 800 people with the aid of a rescue hoist. The hoist is always deployed when the helicopter
is not able to land near the casualty.
The rescue hoist in action
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The crew and their tasks
The pilot keeps the helicopter stable in the air and ensures that the load at the end…
… the helicopter can be swivelled and controlled individually.
Primary Secondary missions missions
1,399
1,119
Night missions in 2020
Night missions illustrate Rega s broad range of missions: in terms of the 1,399 primary missions (emergency missions direct to the scene of the incident), the most frequent reasons for raising the alarm…
