The Bell 429 flight simulator access will improve pilot readiness while keeping helicopters available for lifesaving missions.

Four of the UK's air ambulance charities have reported record-breaking years, their Airbus H135, Bell 429 and Agusta Westland 109SP helicopters were at their busiest since before the COVID pandemic.

Donning PPE and continuing throughout lockdowns, the critical care paramedics and doctors of HEMS operator Wiltshire Air Ambulance were there for the people of the UK's southwest when they were needed most.