Yorkshire Air Ambulance's new pilot says the county is 'a great place to fly'

Jonathan Binnie, who previously worked on oil and gas support in the North Sea and in the Shetland Islands, said working in Yorkshire was a big draw for him.

He said: “Offshore flying is very much flying in a straight line, out and back. It is challenging flying in tough weather conditions, but it is also very repetitive. I’m looking forward to doing something where every trip is different and you all have to work together to get the best results for the patient.”

The YAA provides a life-saving rapid response emergency service 365 days a year to 5m people across 4m acres of Yorkshire and now employs seven pilots to fly their two H-145 helicopters.

The YAA operates two helicopters – one based at Nostell Air Support Unit, near Wakefield and the other at RAF Topcliffe, near Thirsk.

The charity was set up in 2000 and it needs to raise £12,000 every day, or £4.4m a year. The Yorkshire Air Ambulance paramedics are seconded from the Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust.

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