0:00:03 > 0:00:07If you're critically ill or seriously injured
0:00:07 > 0:00:11in a place like this, there's only one thing that can save you
0:00:11 > 0:00:12and that's speed.
0:00:12 > 0:00:15It doesn't matter where you are, this helicopter
0:00:15 > 0:00:17with its highly trained team of pilots and paramedics
0:00:17 > 0:00:22will fly to your rescue at two-and-a-half miles a minute.
0:00:22 > 0:00:25These are Yorkshire's helicopter heroes.
0:00:47 > 0:00:50When the people of England's biggest county dial 999,
0:00:50 > 0:00:52there's a chance help will come from the skies.
0:00:52 > 0:00:58The Yorkshire Air Ambulance is ready to scramble 365 days a year
0:00:58 > 0:01:02and each one brings a new life or death emergency.
0:01:02 > 0:01:05Today on Helicopter Heroes, there's an air crash.
0:01:05 > 0:01:08Helimed 99 flies to the rescue.
0:01:08 > 0:01:11- How does your breathing feel?- Hard.
0:01:11 > 0:01:14A young driver's in trouble in an upturned car.
0:01:14 > 0:01:16Please be careful! Don't let it fall!
0:01:16 > 0:01:21Police, camera, traction - a car chase ends with an injured suspect.
0:01:21 > 0:01:25He's come from that field, through this field, taking out a tree.
0:01:26 > 0:01:31And an unhappy landing for the bird man who touched down in a tree.
0:01:35 > 0:01:39The skies of Yorkshire are among the busiest in the UK.
0:01:39 > 0:01:43Not to mention two international airports and three busy RAF bases,
0:01:43 > 0:01:47it's also home to hundreds of weekend fliers.
0:01:47 > 0:01:53And sometimes the Helimed team find themselves scrambling to the rescue of a fellow aviator.
0:01:54 > 0:01:57Helimed 99 is on its way to a car crash.
0:01:57 > 0:02:01Ambulance control have a more urgent call for paramedics, Darren and Sammy.
0:02:01 > 0:02:07'Air control, Helimed 99, we're diverting you to another emergency.
0:02:07 > 0:02:10'40-year-old male,
0:02:10 > 0:02:14'crashed a motorised trike into a fence.'
0:02:17 > 0:02:21There's a quad bike down there, about 9 o'clock.
0:02:21 > 0:02:25A Microlight plane has crashed on take-off from a farm landing strip.
0:02:25 > 0:02:30- Is that something that's crashed? - Yes, something's crashed I think. Right, OK. Somebody's waving at us.
0:02:30 > 0:02:33He's probably fallen down a ditch.
0:02:33 > 0:02:34That's a crumpled mess.
0:02:35 > 0:02:39Mark Badminton is an experienced flying instructor.
0:02:39 > 0:02:43His plane suffered engine failure and crashed into a hedgerow.
0:02:43 > 0:02:47The paramedics fear he has damaged his spine. He's certainly in pain.
0:02:47 > 0:02:52On a scale of one to ten, if ten is the worst pain and a zero is none.
0:02:52 > 0:02:55- This is ten.- This is ten and which bit is it that hurts the most?
0:02:55 > 0:02:58Sammy's ambition is to fly in a Microlight,
0:02:58 > 0:03:03but this is a reminder of how little protection there is for pilot and passenger.
0:03:03 > 0:03:09- Can you remember what happened? - Yeah.- Any idea what sort of height you were at?
0:03:09 > 0:03:13We just hit the hedge. We were going level.
0:03:13 > 0:03:15How an accident happened can help the paramedics work out
0:03:15 > 0:03:18how serious the patient's injuries may be.
0:03:18 > 0:03:24All Mark knows is that it hurts. But Dr Tom Hurst suspects he may have a spinal injury.
0:03:24 > 0:03:28- Just down the middle of your back here.- Ow! Ow!
0:03:28 > 0:03:31We need another crew as well.
0:03:31 > 0:03:33- Ambulance ETA five minutes. - Excellent.
0:03:33 > 0:03:35Mark's breathing is laboured.
0:03:35 > 0:03:39He's clearly sustained a serious chest injury as well.
0:03:39 > 0:03:40Which side of your chest feels worst?
0:03:40 > 0:03:42- PATIENT GROANS - Pardon?
0:03:42 > 0:03:43- Central.- Central.- Sternum.
0:03:45 > 0:03:47How does your breathing feel?
0:03:47 > 0:03:50- Hard.- Hard.
0:03:50 > 0:03:56I'm going to put a needle in your arm, all right, and then we can give you some pain relief with that, OK?
0:03:56 > 0:03:59His passenger was also hurt as the plane came down in a stubble field.
0:04:00 > 0:04:04He's in the care of Holly, an off-duty member of the ambulance service
0:04:04 > 0:04:06who dashed to the scene from her home.
0:04:06 > 0:04:09- It feels bruised. - It just feels bruised, all right.
0:04:09 > 0:04:12- I can't feel anything on that side. - We're going to bob a collar on you.
0:04:12 > 0:04:16- Yeah.- We're going to play it as if you've hurt your back, all right?
0:04:16 > 0:04:19Then we'll bob you on a spine board when the ambulance gets here.
0:04:19 > 0:04:25Microlights aren't built to crash and this one had a full tank of fuel. Gallons have spilled out.
0:04:25 > 0:04:29And with her patient and only yards away, Sammy is worried about fire.
0:04:29 > 0:04:31Is there a fuel cut-off switch?
0:04:31 > 0:04:33She needn't be.
0:04:33 > 0:04:37Despite his injuries, pilot Mark remembered his safety drill.
0:04:37 > 0:04:39- You did it?- Yeah.
0:04:39 > 0:04:45Simon Melton wasn't expecting this flight to end like this and he wants to tell his wife.
0:04:45 > 0:04:50Sadly, there's no signal, so a friend has to break the bad news.
0:04:50 > 0:04:53He's just had a bit of an accident in the Microlight.
0:04:53 > 0:04:56He's all right but he's just going to York Hospital.
0:04:58 > 0:05:02Don't worry, he's all right. He's fine, conscious and everything. He's all right.
0:05:02 > 0:05:05He's about to get in the ambulance.
0:05:05 > 0:05:08Mark's just beaten the odds by surviving an air crash
0:05:08 > 0:05:12that could have easily killed him and his passenger outright.
0:05:12 > 0:05:15But concern over his medical condition is growing.
0:05:15 > 0:05:17We're putting this collar round your neck...
0:05:21 > 0:05:26Coming up, Helimed 99 takes off with the downed flier.
0:05:26 > 0:05:28Will his injuries ground him for good?
0:05:28 > 0:05:31He probably has bilateral rib fractures.
0:05:31 > 0:05:34He may have a small amount of collapse of the lung underneath.
0:05:34 > 0:05:39You're nicked. The traffic cop hitches a lift with his suspect.
0:05:39 > 0:05:45And a big walker takes on a big challenge and lands the medics with a big problem.
0:05:45 > 0:05:47I got to the top and that was it.
0:05:51 > 0:05:55Young drivers pay more for their insurance for good reason.
0:05:55 > 0:05:58They have more accidents, but it's not always their fault.
0:05:58 > 0:06:03Sometimes the road conditions or the weather catch out an inexperienced motorist.
0:06:05 > 0:06:11On a miserable day near Sheffield, the weather has played its part in a serious accident.
0:06:12 > 0:06:17A car has left the M18 after aquaplaning on water and plunged down a wooded embankment.
0:06:17 > 0:06:19Its driver is trapped.
0:06:19 > 0:06:22Helimed 98 is on the way.
0:06:22 > 0:06:25Helimed 98 to Yorkshire air desk cover.
0:06:25 > 0:06:29Yeah, roger. The crew are showing 11 minutes away, over.
0:06:29 > 0:06:33The downpour may have made the roads tricky
0:06:33 > 0:06:41but flying in low cloud and rain is potentially just as dangerous as being out and about down there.
0:06:41 > 0:06:44I can't see much up the hill, can you, slowing down?
0:06:44 > 0:06:48You've got the wires running on the ridge.
0:06:48 > 0:06:52An unseen power line can bring down a helicopter, but at least paramedics,
0:06:52 > 0:06:56Pete Vallance and Paul Bradbury, haven't got far to go this morning.
0:06:56 > 0:07:00On the radar, look where the guy is,
0:07:00 > 0:07:02the right hand side.
0:07:02 > 0:07:05You can see stripes leading off the road.
0:07:05 > 0:07:07Tim has to touch down on a steeply sloping field.
0:07:07 > 0:07:10- That's steeper than it looks.- It is.
0:07:10 > 0:07:14It means the whirling rotor blades are only feet from the ground.
0:07:14 > 0:07:17It could be a risky exit for Pete and Paul.
0:07:17 > 0:07:22We're on the limit. Watch yourself when you get out.
0:07:22 > 0:07:2824-year-old, Kelly Gannon, was driving to work as a shop manager at the giant Meadowhall Shopping Centre
0:07:28 > 0:07:32when her morning commute ended in a terrifying crash.
0:07:32 > 0:07:36Hi, it's ambulance again. I'm going to try and open this door, my love.
0:07:36 > 0:07:39- Be careful, don't let it fall! - Don't worry.
0:07:39 > 0:07:43Now she's pinned in her seat and only a few tree branches
0:07:43 > 0:07:46are preventing her car from plunging further down the embankment.
0:07:46 > 0:07:49Do you remember what happened prior to it?
0:07:49 > 0:07:54I hit a big... I think there must have been a puddle just where I've come off the motorway.
0:07:54 > 0:07:58- You've aquaplaned off?- Pardon? - You've aquaplaned, have you? Skidded on the water.
0:07:58 > 0:08:03It just went like that and I lost control, I couldn't keep hold of the steering wheel.
0:08:03 > 0:08:04- It just turned and I went flying.- OK.
0:08:04 > 0:08:09She's still in her seat belt so she's suspended upside down.
0:08:09 > 0:08:12What we're going to do is ease her out gently,
0:08:12 > 0:08:16place her on a long board and do a further examination in the back of the vehicle.
0:08:16 > 0:08:22Kelly's car is a soft-top and she's been very lucky the trees didn't tear off the roof,
0:08:22 > 0:08:24but she's not out of danger yet.
0:08:24 > 0:08:27Right, Kelly, can I feel your legs, darling?
0:08:27 > 0:08:28Kelly's terrified.
0:08:28 > 0:08:31She can feel the car moving.
0:08:31 > 0:08:33It's going to move! It's going to move!
0:08:33 > 0:08:36Kelly, it's the door moving, the door's banging on my leg.
0:08:36 > 0:08:39- That leg all right?- Yeah.- Fantastic.
0:08:39 > 0:08:43- Have you still got the seat belt on at the moment?- Yeah.- All right.
0:08:43 > 0:08:46Paul's not saying so but he's concerned, too.
0:08:46 > 0:08:49He wants Kelly out, fast.
0:08:49 > 0:08:51I'm trying to think of the best way.
0:08:51 > 0:08:57If I get in, stabilise her. As soon as we release the belt she's going to drop straight down.
0:08:58 > 0:09:01Paul and Pete know cars can easily tip over.
0:09:01 > 0:09:06Get to the side of her, do you think? Yeah?
0:09:06 > 0:09:09Paul's taking no chances.
0:09:09 > 0:09:15Kelly's seat belt has done its job but dozens of dazed motorists are seriously injured each year
0:09:15 > 0:09:19when they unfasten their belts after an impact and fall on to their heads.
0:09:19 > 0:09:24What I'm going to do, I'm going to come and put myself here, all right?
0:09:24 > 0:09:30Hold your waist and I'm going to take the seat belt off and I'm going to ease you on to this side.
0:09:30 > 0:09:32- Which side?- This side, where the door is, all right?
0:09:32 > 0:09:40They're about to move Kelly and with the car still held by a single sapling that's a risky operation.
0:09:44 > 0:09:48Coming up, the rescue operation begins.
0:09:48 > 0:09:50Paul becomes a human safety net for his patient.
0:09:50 > 0:09:55- I've got your weight. Does that hurt when I'm pressing?- Just my waist. - Just your waist.
0:09:56 > 0:10:00A Microlight pilot's medical condition gives cause for concern.
0:10:00 > 0:10:02He's breathing shallow because of the pain.
0:10:02 > 0:10:08And an electrician is blown off scaffolding when he tries to fix a light in a gale.
0:10:12 > 0:10:18Giving hospital doctors the full story on a patient's accident or illness
0:10:18 > 0:10:24is a vital part of a paramedic's job, but sometimes finding out the truth can be tricky.
0:10:25 > 0:10:29In North Lincolnshire, there's been a police chase and the suspect is injured.
0:10:29 > 0:10:36- Straight through, Donny.- Yeah. - Sandtoft, along, right on the border with Humberside.
0:10:36 > 0:10:38- OK.- ATZ.
0:10:39 > 0:10:44Paramedics, Pat Greaken and Lee Davison, don't know what their patient has done
0:10:44 > 0:10:46but it sounds like he needs their skills.
0:10:46 > 0:10:50- 'Yorkshire air desk, Helimed 98 receiving.'- Helimed 98 receiving now.
0:10:50 > 0:10:56'Apparently the injuries, this 30-year-old male, are life threatening.
0:10:56 > 0:11:00'The patient approximately left the road at 100 miles an hour,
0:11:00 > 0:11:05'so I think you're going to need a police officer on scene to travel with you to hospital, over.'
0:11:05 > 0:11:08Pilot, Tim Taylor, has flown police helicopters
0:11:08 > 0:11:13but this will be the first time he's carried a passenger who's actually under arrest.
0:11:13 > 0:11:18I don't think you'll want to try and jump out at 1,000 feet!
0:11:18 > 0:11:20He's not that desperate to escape!
0:11:20 > 0:11:25Would you want to stay in a helicopter with grumpy Lee sat in the front seat? I wouldn't!
0:11:25 > 0:11:29A high-speed pursuit involving the elite Humberside Police vehicle crime unit,
0:11:29 > 0:11:35stars of the hit TV series, Traffic Cops, has ended in a major accident.
0:11:37 > 0:11:41In the middle of the field there, 4 o'clock.
0:11:41 > 0:11:43- You see?- Aye.
0:11:43 > 0:11:44- Yeah.- He's done a good job of that.
0:11:48 > 0:11:49Afternoon, gents.
0:11:49 > 0:11:52He's a big fellow. 24 stone.
0:11:52 > 0:11:54How do?
0:11:54 > 0:11:56- Hello. - He's been pursued by the police.
0:11:56 > 0:12:00He's come from that field, through this field, taking out a tree.
0:12:00 > 0:12:02Significant damage to the car,
0:12:02 > 0:12:05airbags have all gone off, seat's actually collapsed.
0:12:05 > 0:12:08- Steering column's collapsed - Onto his pelvis, yeah.
0:12:08 > 0:12:13Whenever a police car is in an accident, there's a major investigation.
0:12:13 > 0:12:21And because there was a chase, it already involves the Independent Police Complaints Authority,
0:12:21 > 0:12:25but the Helimed team know that getting their patient to hospital as fast as possible
0:12:25 > 0:12:28takes priority over everything else.
0:12:28 > 0:12:31He's come from that junction.
0:12:31 > 0:12:34Basically he didn't make the S-bend and he came straight across...
0:12:34 > 0:12:36- And continued.- And continued.
0:12:38 > 0:12:41We're concerned about his injuries because the vehicle is badly damaged.
0:12:41 > 0:12:46We've immediately taken him from the vehicle. It started to smoke so we're concerned about safety issues.
0:12:46 > 0:12:51Taken him from the vehicle, straight to the recovery position and he's complaining of back pain, etc.
0:12:51 > 0:12:57We're going to go to Hull Royal, estimate Hull Royal at 1335.
0:12:57 > 0:13:02It's feared the driver may have injured his spine when the car landed in the field.
0:13:02 > 0:13:04We're going to fly him to Hull Royal
0:13:04 > 0:13:07with a police officer on board because he's under arrest.
0:13:07 > 0:13:14The team know this is exactly the sort of impact that can lead to serious internal injuries.
0:13:14 > 0:13:16The body and the car came to an abrupt stop,
0:13:16 > 0:13:19the organs can carry on moving inside the body,
0:13:19 > 0:13:21so you can get bruising and things like that,
0:13:21 > 0:13:26so we need to keep him monitored and Pat's just sorting that out and then we'll be off.
0:13:26 > 0:13:30The driver may not have escaped but he's been lucky.
0:13:30 > 0:13:34This accident could easily have been fatal.
0:13:34 > 0:13:39The empty roads of rural Lincolnshire frequently top the UK's road death statistics.
0:13:40 > 0:13:43Helimed 98 is fully laden.
0:13:43 > 0:13:46Deep breaths, everyone. Let's hope we have a good take-off.
0:13:49 > 0:13:53Hull's big city hospital is less than five minutes away.
0:13:53 > 0:13:56Depending on the outcome of the driver's examination
0:13:56 > 0:13:59it's also just down the road from Humberside Police headquarters.
0:14:01 > 0:14:05But first, they've got to cross the mighty Humber estuary, all two miles of it.
0:14:08 > 0:14:10- 25 metre pressure day.- Yeah.
0:14:10 > 0:14:13Swimming with your pyjamas on or something.
0:14:15 > 0:14:19But there's a problem. The landing pad is half-a-mile from the A&E department.
0:14:19 > 0:14:23The ambulance sent to pick up their patient hasn't arrived.
0:14:23 > 0:14:26There has been a communication breakdown,
0:14:26 > 0:14:30probably because the accident happened in the area covered by another ambulance service.
0:14:30 > 0:14:31There we go.
0:14:31 > 0:14:35- Security aren't even here, are they? - No.
0:14:35 > 0:14:38Did control say if they'd had any difficulty getting a crew?
0:14:38 > 0:14:42We've landed and there's no security here and no vehicle.
0:14:44 > 0:14:46We're just waiting for a vehicle to come round.
0:14:46 > 0:14:50We've called control and our control and we're just having a word with them
0:14:50 > 0:14:55to see if there's a problem getting a vehicle here. Hopefully a couple of minutes we should be ready.
0:14:55 > 0:14:59Finally, the people needed to move the driver turn up.
0:14:59 > 0:15:01It's been an unusual emergency
0:15:01 > 0:15:07but paramedics are trained to give all patients the same care regardless of how they were hurt.
0:15:07 > 0:15:10You don't judge people on what they've done or who they are,
0:15:10 > 0:15:13it's just treating their medical condition
0:15:13 > 0:15:18and the primary concern for us as medics is to look after them and make sure he's OK medically.
0:15:18 > 0:15:22What he's done outside of that the police will deal with.
0:15:22 > 0:15:26And obviously they've travelled with us because he remains under arrest.
0:15:26 > 0:15:30We don't let that get in the way of what we have to do, they understand that,
0:15:30 > 0:15:33that if we need to do any clinical intervention they allow us to do that.
0:15:33 > 0:15:36The driver was charged with several offences
0:15:36 > 0:15:39and convicted by a local court in connection with a deception charge.
0:15:39 > 0:15:43He didn't receive a jail sentence and fully recovered.
0:15:49 > 0:15:52Coming up, the operation to free a trapped motorist begins.
0:15:52 > 0:15:56Will the sapling supporting her car hold?
0:15:56 > 0:16:03Plus, paramedic Pat gets caught up in his own emergency - with a barbed-wire fence!
0:16:03 > 0:16:04Don't you be filming this!
0:16:09 > 0:16:14When you're a flyer, the worst time to have engine failure is just after take-off.
0:16:14 > 0:16:19The ground is very close, you've got no time to work out what has gone wrong,
0:16:19 > 0:16:21and a crash is just seconds away.
0:16:21 > 0:16:26One lucky pilot survived this, but the team are still worried about his condition.
0:16:26 > 0:16:31At an isolated airstrip in North Yorkshire, a Microlight has crashed.
0:16:31 > 0:16:35The pilot, flying instructor Mark Badminton, is badly hurt.
0:16:35 > 0:16:41He's taken the full force of the 45mph impact on his chest,
0:16:41 > 0:16:42and he's struggling to breathe.
0:16:42 > 0:16:44Let's put a collar on him.
0:16:48 > 0:16:52The crew of Helimed 99, fear he may also have a spinal injury.
0:16:52 > 0:16:57What we're going to do is we're going to put this collar round your neck, keep your head still for me.
0:16:57 > 0:16:59Is it the back of your head that hurts?
0:16:59 > 0:17:02Keep still for me. Keep still.
0:17:02 > 0:17:06The accident has happened more than a mile from the nearest country lane.
0:17:06 > 0:17:09North Yorkshire's ground ambulance crews are used to off-road driving.
0:17:09 > 0:17:13Today, flying paramedic, Simon Cavanagh is at the wheel,
0:17:13 > 0:17:16doing his regular stint on the ground.
0:17:16 > 0:17:20We got it as a trike, somebody had driven a trike into a hedge.
0:17:20 > 0:17:22We didn't know it was a Microlight till we got here.
0:17:22 > 0:17:24We've got a gentleman with back pain.
0:17:24 > 0:17:28But he's conscious and breathing, so we're not overly worried about him.
0:17:28 > 0:17:32Obviously, you guys have got the serious one.
0:17:32 > 0:17:37The team are ready to move, but Mark's in agony and he must have pain relief,
0:17:37 > 0:17:38or he could go into shock.
0:17:38 > 0:17:43- You want to give something? - I'm thinking morphine, but if you want to go straight...
0:17:43 > 0:17:47Flying doctor, Tom Hurst, knows Mark's lucky.
0:17:47 > 0:17:50It's harvest time, when the fields are usually baked hard.
0:17:50 > 0:17:54But there has been heavy rain, and mud has softened the plane's landing.
0:17:55 > 0:17:59- OW!- Which bit's hurting there? - There's a guy pressing on me. - Sorry, mate.
0:18:01 > 0:18:03Mark is in a lot of discomfort.
0:18:03 > 0:18:06A lot of it's caused by the rigid collar the team have put around his neck.
0:18:06 > 0:18:11But if he does have a spinal injury, it could prevent paralysis.
0:18:11 > 0:18:14We're going to take this gentleman to York.
0:18:14 > 0:18:16It's only about four minutes away.
0:18:16 > 0:18:19Simon Milton will go to hospital by road.
0:18:19 > 0:18:22His injuries aren't as serious as his pilot's.
0:18:22 > 0:18:26Paramedics, Darren and Sammy, don't see many air crashes,
0:18:26 > 0:18:30and considering the way Mark's travelling to hospital, it's just as well.
0:18:30 > 0:18:31OK, Mark?
0:18:31 > 0:18:35Half an hour ago, Mark was lining up for take-off in his flexed wing Ultralight,
0:18:35 > 0:18:39and now it's a twisted heap of tubular metal and nylon.
0:18:39 > 0:18:44And he's about to take to the skies again, in a three-ton helicopter.
0:18:44 > 0:18:47Heart rate's low, it's 66.
0:18:47 > 0:18:49- I feel all right.- You do?
0:18:49 > 0:18:51Fantastic. Bit of a sportsman, eh?
0:18:52 > 0:18:55Great, OK then.
0:18:55 > 0:19:00Sammy's always fancied Microlight flying, so she could be forgiven for having second thoughts now.
0:19:00 > 0:19:07It's a short flight to York, and thanks to the magnificent medieval minster, navigation is no problem.
0:19:09 > 0:19:12Mark is already booked into an X-ray machine.
0:19:12 > 0:19:16His back pain and numbness are worrying symptoms.
0:19:16 > 0:19:17He may have bilateral rib fractures.
0:19:17 > 0:19:22He may have a small amount of collapse of the lung underneath.
0:19:22 > 0:19:27At the moment, his oxygen levels are fine and his breathing pattern is OK.
0:19:27 > 0:19:30He's breathing very shallow, because of the pain.
0:19:30 > 0:19:32There's not a lot to see, but I can feel it.
0:19:32 > 0:19:39Whether he'll return to the cockpit's a question that doctors have yet to answer.
0:19:39 > 0:19:41How's that pain in your chest now?
0:19:41 > 0:19:44- It's down to a seven. - A seven, good. That's good news.
0:19:51 > 0:19:54I'm alive, it's a nice day.
0:19:54 > 0:19:56That's a good attitude.
0:19:56 > 0:20:02All that the crew of Helimed 99 know is that few aviators are as fortunate when they crash.
0:20:02 > 0:20:05They have been extremely lucky. They've only come from about 20 feet,
0:20:05 > 0:20:08but they were still travelling at 45mph across the ground.
0:20:08 > 0:20:14Had they been coming from 40 feet off the ground, things could be entirely different.
0:20:14 > 0:20:18Things like this always have an element of luck involved.
0:20:18 > 0:20:23The team are sure that Mark's broken ribs on both sides of his chest,
0:20:23 > 0:20:26among the most painful injuries you can endure.
0:20:26 > 0:20:28Has the crash damaged his back?
0:20:28 > 0:20:31That could be far more serious.
0:20:38 > 0:20:42Coming up, Sammy has just seen what can happen when a Microlight crashes.
0:20:42 > 0:20:45Can she beat her fears and fulfil an ambition to fly one?
0:20:45 > 0:20:49- Pull it down like so... - It's starting to turn. That's good.
0:20:49 > 0:20:50Whoa!
0:20:52 > 0:20:57And the patient suffering from embarrassment, why this man needed hospital treatment.
0:20:57 > 0:21:00- He said he felt a little foolish. - I can imagine.
0:21:05 > 0:21:11Let's return to the case of the teenager who found herself trapped in her upturned car
0:21:11 > 0:21:14after losing control on a South Yorkshire motorway.
0:21:14 > 0:21:21On a miserable day near Sheffield, a car has aquaplaned and careered down a wooded embankment.
0:21:21 > 0:21:25It's balanced precariously against a sapling, and one movement
0:21:25 > 0:21:29could send it crashing further down the steep slope.
0:21:29 > 0:21:33Motorist, Kelly Gannon is pinned in her seat upside down.
0:21:33 > 0:21:36The crew of Helimed 98 are about to move her.
0:21:36 > 0:21:38It's a risky procedure.
0:21:38 > 0:21:43Paul will unfasten her seat belt, and catch her if she falls free.
0:21:43 > 0:21:45I'm going to release this belt.
0:21:48 > 0:21:50Does that hurt, when I'm pressing?
0:21:50 > 0:21:53- Just my waist.- Where the belt is.
0:21:53 > 0:21:56The team have been unable to carry out a detailed examination in the car.
0:21:56 > 0:22:01They've treated Kelly as if she's a serious spinal injury,
0:22:01 > 0:22:05strapping her on to a rigid stretcher to keep her back straight.
0:22:05 > 0:22:09I know it's not very comfortable, but just hang on.
0:22:09 > 0:22:12And she's out. It's a big relief for Kelly, and her rescuers.
0:22:12 > 0:22:17What we'll do, we'll slide you up nice and gently and we'll get you strapped on this board.
0:22:17 > 0:22:20The car is still in danger of toppling.
0:22:20 > 0:22:26Kelly managed to call for help on her mobile phone, and some of her family have turned up.
0:22:26 > 0:22:30- Hiya. Are you Kelly's mum?- Cousin.
0:22:30 > 0:22:32She's fine, she's all right.
0:22:32 > 0:22:36I'm from air ambulance. We just got her out. She's more shook up than anything else.
0:22:36 > 0:22:38They needn't have worried.
0:22:38 > 0:22:41It looks like Kelly has had a remarkable escape.
0:22:41 > 0:22:46She's been a very lucky girl. She's left the road, I don't know what sort of speed she were doing.
0:22:46 > 0:22:50Certainly on this slip road, I'd imagine she'd be doing about 70mph.
0:22:50 > 0:22:53The vehicle has gone into the trees.
0:22:53 > 0:22:54As it's a soft top,
0:22:54 > 0:22:57it would only have taken one branch to come through the roof
0:22:57 > 0:22:59and it could have been a different story.
0:23:00 > 0:23:04Have you got any tightness in your chest? Do you feel short of breath at all?
0:23:04 > 0:23:07She's off by road for a full check-up in hospital.
0:23:07 > 0:23:10She doesn't seem seriously injured so the ambulance are going to take her.
0:23:10 > 0:23:14It's only 10 minutes' drive to the local hospital.
0:23:14 > 0:23:15Given the weather,
0:23:15 > 0:23:18there's a fair chance there will be some more accidents.
0:23:18 > 0:23:21So it'll leave us clear to work on anything else.
0:23:21 > 0:23:27Younger drivers involved in accidents often have serious psychological consequences.
0:23:27 > 0:23:30Will Kelly be happy to drive on wet roads again?
0:23:34 > 0:23:36It's three months since her crash.
0:23:36 > 0:23:39Kelly is back on the road, in an identical car.
0:23:40 > 0:23:43- Hello. How are you doing? - Fine, thank you.
0:23:43 > 0:23:45The accident has made her nervous.
0:23:45 > 0:23:51Today, she's booked into a course to learn how to tackle conditions like those which almost killed her.
0:23:51 > 0:23:53This time, she'll be aquaplaning safely,
0:23:53 > 0:23:58on a disused airfield, with a crash helmet and an instructor beside her.
0:23:58 > 0:24:01Right then, Kelly. It's your turn now.
0:24:01 > 0:24:03You'll see that you can control the car quite well.
0:24:03 > 0:24:08This is the sort of training I had to do before they let me loose in a patrol car.
0:24:08 > 0:24:10It certainly me made me a better driver.
0:24:10 > 0:24:15Motorists like Kelly can make mistakes here safely.
0:24:17 > 0:24:20Turn the steering, turn more. Off the throttle, off.
0:24:20 > 0:24:26What's happening there, is that you're keeping the throttle on and it's pushing the front end away.
0:24:26 > 0:24:29So when I start skidding, I need to take my foot off the gas, yeah?
0:24:29 > 0:24:32When the front of the car slides, you need to come off the gas.
0:24:32 > 0:24:37When the back of the car slides, you need to go on to it.
0:24:37 > 0:24:42After half an hour, she reckons she's got much better grip of driving in the wet.
0:24:42 > 0:24:45I feel a lot more confident in that if it did ever happen again,
0:24:45 > 0:24:47I'd be able to drive out of it safely.
0:24:47 > 0:24:50Brilliant. Which is exactly why you're here.
0:24:50 > 0:24:55What you were saying happened is completely normal, hitting puddles. It could happen to anyone of us.
0:24:55 > 0:25:01Definitely. I just think if you're taught a little bit like this when you start learning to drive,
0:25:01 > 0:25:04you're taught the basics of how to manage a gearstick etc,
0:25:04 > 0:25:08and you're not really taught what happens if you ever get into an accident.
0:25:08 > 0:25:12I think if something like this was introduced to people,
0:25:12 > 0:25:15it could prevent a lot of accidents on the road.
0:25:24 > 0:25:31- That's power!- Coming up, paramedic Sammy takes on a flight over one of the UK's most beautiful cities.
0:25:31 > 0:25:33Is that you or me?
0:25:38 > 0:25:42Most of the people who fly in this helicopter don't deserve to be hurt.
0:25:42 > 0:25:45Often, sheer bad luck lads them on a stretcher.
0:25:45 > 0:25:50Every week, the Helimed team meet people who could have spared themselves the pain and discomfort
0:25:50 > 0:25:54with a little thought, or common sense.
0:25:56 > 0:26:00Yorkshire's flying paramedics spent their lives in red suits.
0:26:00 > 0:26:02Sometimes, they end up with red faces as well.
0:26:02 > 0:26:05Pat Greaken knows the feeling.
0:26:05 > 0:26:09All it took was an ambitious attempt to scale a barbed-wire fence,
0:26:09 > 0:26:12and Pat is the talk of the Air Ambulance Unit.
0:26:14 > 0:26:16Don't you be filming this!
0:26:16 > 0:26:20He knows as well as his colleagues that it could have been worse.
0:26:20 > 0:26:23An awful lot of patients end up in hospital
0:26:23 > 0:26:27with an injury, and a severe case of personal embarrassment!
0:26:27 > 0:26:31Ever since the Wright brothers, people have been looking for a cheap way to fly.
0:26:31 > 0:26:36I don't mind forking out 99p plus taxes for a no-frills flight,
0:26:36 > 0:26:39but I'd draw the line at taking off with our next patient.
0:26:39 > 0:26:43Imagine strapping an engine and a large fan on your back,
0:26:43 > 0:26:50and with the help of a parachute, climbing thousands of feet into the air. This is paramotoring.
0:26:50 > 0:26:54This guy is an expert.
0:26:54 > 0:27:00Today, the Helimed team are on the way to a pilot who has found out the downside of this sport.
0:27:00 > 0:27:03This must be one of the shortest flights ever.
0:27:03 > 0:27:08The unfortunate pilot has crashed into a tree on take-off, and he's broken his thigh bone.
0:27:08 > 0:27:13He may be in pain, but the remains of his canopy show he's lucky to be alive.
0:27:13 > 0:27:16The pilot's in agony.
0:27:16 > 0:27:20Paramedic Sammy knows only one drug can help him.
0:27:20 > 0:27:22And he needs more than she'd normally prescribe.
0:27:22 > 0:27:26Chris, I'd like to have you contact a doctor,
0:27:26 > 0:27:32to request to give 10 additional milligrams of morphine.
0:27:32 > 0:27:38With a relatively small amount of training, anyone can fly a paramotor.
0:27:38 > 0:27:42The inexpensive gear folds up into the boot of a car, and if you're brave enough,
0:27:42 > 0:27:46you can reach speeds of over 40mph and heights of 10,000 feet.
0:27:46 > 0:27:49This pilot barely made it off the ground.
0:27:49 > 0:27:57With their injured birdman safely on board, it's time for pilot JJ, to show him how it's done.
0:27:57 > 0:28:02The pilot made a full recovery, but his bruised pride may take longer to heal.
0:28:02 > 0:28:08It's amazing how many people forget that something that was child's play as a kid
0:28:08 > 0:28:11isn't quite that simple when you're the wrong side of 35.
0:28:11 > 0:28:15Young legs, that once took you anywhere you like,
0:28:15 > 0:28:20can easily run out of steam when you've left short trousers behind and put on a few pounds.
0:28:20 > 0:28:21Out here, that matters.
0:28:24 > 0:28:27Everything about the landscape of the Yorkshire Dales is outsized.
0:28:27 > 0:28:30You need to be fit if you want to enjoy this place properly.
0:28:30 > 0:28:34Nowhere demands more of a sightseer than Gordale Scar.
0:28:34 > 0:28:41It's a vast limestone gorge, formed from a collapsed prehistoric cave.
0:28:41 > 0:28:44- Let's just see if those two guys are still sat there.- Yes.
0:28:44 > 0:28:49Today, Helimed 99 has been scrambled to one of the few level patches of ground here, to rescue a tourist.
0:28:49 > 0:28:57It means a difficult climb down a treacherous path for paramedic Sammy.
0:28:57 > 0:29:01A man has collapsed halfway down the tricky route from the bottom of the gorge to the top.
0:29:03 > 0:29:06This is an outing for hardcore walkers.
0:29:06 > 0:29:10Are you the gentlemen that have asked for some assistance? Excellent.
0:29:10 > 0:29:13Sit tight, I'll be with you in a second.
0:29:13 > 0:29:17Magney Furamolmon, Mass to his mates, is out with his brother.
0:29:17 > 0:29:22They had just climbed 250ft up a waterfall, when Mass keeled over.
0:29:24 > 0:29:30- I got to the top of the waterfall, and that was it.- Well done. Have a seat. Get your breath back.
0:29:30 > 0:29:35This gentleman has been under quite an extreme effort up this hillside.
0:29:35 > 0:29:40He felt unwell, recognised that, decided to come to a stop.
0:29:40 > 0:29:43Sammy suspects 39-year-old Mass is simply exhausted.
0:29:43 > 0:29:47He could have a mild heart attack, but there's no sign of it.
0:29:47 > 0:29:50She can certainly rule out a shortage of energy.
0:29:50 > 0:29:52Have you had some breakfast today?
0:29:53 > 0:29:57Yes, I have. But I have also just had a
0:29:57 > 0:30:03- Kit Kat, a Wagon Wheel, I've had a...- You gutsy thing!- I know!
0:30:03 > 0:30:07Concerned passers-by have been feeding Mass.
0:30:07 > 0:30:12It's two hours since he passed out but he still hasn't had the energy to complete the climb.
0:30:12 > 0:30:17Luckily, the local mountain rescue team have turned out to help.
0:30:17 > 0:30:22The plan is to walk the patient up the hill with a stretcher as a standby.
0:30:22 > 0:30:27This patient has loss of consciousness and could have passed out for two minutes.
0:30:27 > 0:30:30His obs appear well and normal at this time.
0:30:30 > 0:30:36Mass's brother had a premonition their ambitious outing was going to go wrong.
0:30:36 > 0:30:38Sat down and passed out. That was it.
0:30:38 > 0:30:43It sounds daft, this but I had a funny feeling something was going to happen today.
0:30:43 > 0:30:45It's a view mountain rescue seemed to share.
0:30:45 > 0:30:51They say too many walkers aren't fit enough to for the routes they choose and fail to take basic precautions,
0:30:51 > 0:30:55like taking food and water with them.
0:30:55 > 0:30:59We've got a mountain rescue stretcher coming up with more personnel,
0:30:59 > 0:31:02a couple of ropes and basically a big sleeping-bag, a casualty bag.
0:31:02 > 0:31:07Mountain rescue are going to lead Mass up the path to the top.
0:31:07 > 0:31:11He's a big fella and they're in no hurry to use their stretcher.
0:31:11 > 0:31:13But it'll follow on behind just in case.
0:31:13 > 0:31:16He still hasn't lost his sweet tooth.
0:31:16 > 0:31:23If we wait here a bit longer I might get some Mars Bars or Snicker Bars or some Twixes.
0:31:23 > 0:31:26Mass's brother would like to share a flight out of the scar,
0:31:26 > 0:31:30but the Helimed choppers are for real emergencies.
0:31:30 > 0:31:35Mass will enjoy the short flight to the ground ambulance parked at the end of the gorge.
0:31:35 > 0:31:38His brother is going to have to walk.
0:31:38 > 0:31:44Mass was checked out by the ambulance crew and found to be well, if a bit tired by his ordeal.
0:31:44 > 0:31:50His flight cost the air ambulance charity around £2,000.
0:31:53 > 0:31:56We all have to think about health and safety at work.
0:31:56 > 0:32:00Someone even had to fill in a form before I could even stand here.
0:32:00 > 0:32:05Sometimes the risks seem obvious, especially when it's blowing a gale
0:32:05 > 0:32:07and you're off to climb some scaffolding.
0:32:07 > 0:32:11Yorkshire's weather is well-known for being unpredictable.
0:32:11 > 0:32:15Today, gusts of over 50mph are battering the county.
0:32:15 > 0:32:21That hasn't stopped a hardy electrician from scaling a platform over 50 ft high.
0:32:21 > 0:32:24Coming down didn't take as long as going up.
0:32:24 > 0:32:27It is a very, very windy day today,
0:32:27 > 0:32:28the wind might have blown him off.
0:32:28 > 0:32:31Unfortunately it's the wind that's hampering our assistance.
0:32:31 > 0:32:34The land crew have they described the wind as not an issue.
0:32:34 > 0:32:41No disrespect, but if they're not aviators and there's gusts and there's just regular winds.
0:32:41 > 0:32:45We're attempting and if we make it that will be great.
0:32:45 > 0:32:49Obviously trying to mix it with a little bit of urgency and safeness.
0:32:49 > 0:32:52- If you could err on the side of safety... - Any time. Exactly.
0:32:52 > 0:32:55As you get older, the yellow streaks get bigger, don't they?
0:32:55 > 0:32:59But the wind is also giving Helimed 99 a few headaches.
0:32:59 > 0:33:04That's what they call blustery, isn't it?
0:33:04 > 0:33:09Just struggling to turn it round with the power available, that's all.
0:33:11 > 0:33:12- Disconnect.- OK.
0:33:15 > 0:33:18Retired sparky, Ian Haig, was helping out at the local bowls club
0:33:18 > 0:33:21by installing some new floodlights.
0:33:21 > 0:33:25When the scaffolding started rocking in the wind,
0:33:25 > 0:33:29rather than waiting for it to collapse, Ian decided to jump off.
0:33:29 > 0:33:35Despite falling over 30 feet, he's had a relatively soft landing on the bowling green below
0:33:35 > 0:33:38and broken his arm and leg.
0:33:38 > 0:33:39OK then, sir! I tell you what,
0:33:39 > 0:33:44we're in a bit of a precarious position, aren't we? We need to get you up off that floor.
0:33:44 > 0:33:46You've been here an hour, is that right?
0:33:46 > 0:33:51If you've tried to climb a ladder when it's windy, you'll know how risky it can be.
0:33:51 > 0:33:54Last year dozens of people were injured after falling from scaffolding.
0:33:54 > 0:33:56- Are you cold?- No, I'm fine.
0:33:56 > 0:33:58Try not to nod or shake your head.
0:33:58 > 0:34:01- Just say yes or no. OK?- OK.
0:34:01 > 0:34:09Yorkshire's bad weather takes another turn for the worse as the wind is replaced by hailstones.
0:34:09 > 0:34:12- This is nice, isn't it? - Yes, beautiful.
0:34:12 > 0:34:14There's now no time to waste.
0:34:14 > 0:34:17The wind may have caused Ian's accident,
0:34:17 > 0:34:22but plummeting temperatures are now putting him at risk from hypothermia.
0:34:22 > 0:34:24The weather has closed in from the north,
0:34:24 > 0:34:27so we're really wanting to be going south.
0:34:27 > 0:34:31We're going to reassess the hospital landing site options.
0:34:31 > 0:34:33So we might be going down to Harrogate, maybe.
0:34:34 > 0:34:36Ready, steady, roll.
0:34:39 > 0:34:40Ian's usually very sensible.
0:34:40 > 0:34:45In over 30 years as an electrician, he's never had an accident.
0:34:45 > 0:34:47Despite the weather forecast, he thought he'd be all right,
0:34:47 > 0:34:51but the Helimed team have seen accidents like this all too often.
0:34:51 > 0:34:54His obs are within normal range.
0:34:54 > 0:35:01- Although he was only scoring pain two out of ten, he obviously was in a lot of pain.- Yes.
0:35:01 > 0:35:05I've got to say, you're a bit silly doing that sort of work on a day like this.
0:35:05 > 0:35:08Yes, he said he felt a little foolish.
0:35:08 > 0:35:10I can imagine.
0:35:10 > 0:35:16Ian spent nearly a week in hospital before being sent home with a new respect for high winds.
0:35:20 > 0:35:25It doesn't come much more embarrassing than being injured when you're an uninvited guest.
0:35:25 > 0:35:27That's what's happened today.
0:35:28 > 0:35:31He's fallen from a loft through two floors before ending up,
0:35:31 > 0:35:33we believe, down in the basement.
0:35:33 > 0:35:36The guy has then, we believe, been knocked out.
0:35:36 > 0:35:38When he's come round,
0:35:38 > 0:35:42he's managed to crawl out to the side of the road where someone has eventually found him.
0:35:42 > 0:35:46- Ah. There, Steve.- OK. Great, cheers.
0:35:46 > 0:35:49The accident has happened in an abandoned pub.
0:35:49 > 0:35:53Nobody seems to know why the patient was in the building.
0:35:53 > 0:35:55Whatever the reason, he's badly hurt.
0:35:55 > 0:35:59He has bruising to the left side of his chest.
0:35:59 > 0:36:03He's got air entry into the left-hand side but it's diminished
0:36:03 > 0:36:05and he's complaining of pain in his lower left leg.
0:36:05 > 0:36:11There's a suspicion the accident could be linked to scrap-metal theft from the building.
0:36:11 > 0:36:15Whatever the reason for the accident, police are already taking an interest.
0:36:15 > 0:36:17But paramedic Pete has got his own problems.
0:36:17 > 0:36:20He's alert at the moment. He's just in pain.
0:36:20 > 0:36:25Unfortunately we've not been able to get access to him,
0:36:25 > 0:36:31because he's an ex-drug user and all his veins are sharp.
0:36:32 > 0:36:35At the moment we'll just fly in.
0:36:35 > 0:36:37The man was released from hospital after treatment.
0:36:37 > 0:36:42The pub's owners have tightened security.
0:36:42 > 0:36:48I'm glad to say all our patients have recovered with little more than bruising to their egos.
0:36:48 > 0:36:53Paramedic, Sammy Wills loves flying, but she's never got her hands on the controls.
0:36:53 > 0:36:56She's got good reason to be afraid of flying a Microlight,
0:36:56 > 0:37:00but Sammy's not the sort of person to let a crash put her off.
0:37:02 > 0:37:07The outcome for pilots and passengers involved in air crashes is rarely positive.
0:37:08 > 0:37:10Thanks to the Helimed team, Microlight instructor,
0:37:10 > 0:37:12Mark Badminton, and his friend, Simon Melton,
0:37:12 > 0:37:17both recovered well after crashing into a field in North Yorkshire.
0:37:17 > 0:37:19I'm going to put this collar around your neck.
0:37:19 > 0:37:24For flying paramedic, Sammy Wills, it's another job well done.
0:37:24 > 0:37:27Despite witnessing at first hand the risks involved,
0:37:27 > 0:37:34she's decided to find out why so many people head for the skies when the dangers appear to be so great.
0:37:34 > 0:37:37- Morning, Sammy.- Good morning.
0:37:37 > 0:37:39- How are you?- A little bit anxious.
0:37:39 > 0:37:42So, here it is. Are you nervous?
0:37:42 > 0:37:45A little bit nervous, but more excited.
0:37:45 > 0:37:49Obviously your job is flying. That's what you do for a living.
0:37:49 > 0:37:52Is it always something you wanted to do outside of work?
0:37:52 > 0:37:55I've loved all things aviation since being a kid.
0:37:55 > 0:37:59So to get the opportunity to fly in a Microlight is a definite big tick in the box.
0:37:59 > 0:38:07In your line of work, you've unfortunately seen the bad effects of when microlighting goes wrong.
0:38:07 > 0:38:11- Tell us about that.- The only time I've ever seen a Microlight up close,
0:38:11 > 0:38:14I was kneeling on the wing upside down in a muddy field.
0:38:14 > 0:38:18It hasn't put me off at all.
0:38:18 > 0:38:22I do have faith in all their safety checks and the pilot that's gonna be flying me.
0:38:22 > 0:38:24Today, Sammy will be flying a Microlight.
0:38:24 > 0:38:29But that means she'll have to put the memories of helping Mark and Simon into the back of her mind.
0:38:29 > 0:38:32Microlights are as simple as they look.
0:38:32 > 0:38:37All that's keeping Sammy in the sky is a fibreglass fuselage,
0:38:37 > 0:38:39one small engine and a fabric canopy.
0:38:39 > 0:38:44For as little as a couple of grand and a few hours' instruction,
0:38:44 > 0:38:49anyone can soar thousands of feet up, reaching speeds of over 80mph.
0:38:49 > 0:38:51But Sammy is in good hands.
0:38:51 > 0:38:56Pilot, John Teesdale, has been flying Microlights for over 20 years
0:38:56 > 0:39:00and now makes his living teaching others how to fly them.
0:39:00 > 0:39:05Naturally people are concerned that it's safe. Our safety record is as good as anyone in aviation.
0:39:05 > 0:39:07You've got Sammy flying with you today.
0:39:07 > 0:39:11What's she going to be in for?
0:39:11 > 0:39:13We're gonna take her flying around York to seek the views
0:39:13 > 0:39:15and we're going to get her flying the aeroplane.
0:39:15 > 0:39:18You're going to get Sammy flying the aeroplane?
0:39:18 > 0:39:21Yes. This is what I did for a living, so it's nothing new.
0:39:21 > 0:39:25She'll be sitting in the front seat and she'll be steering the aeroplane.
0:39:28 > 0:39:30Sammy's big moment has arrived.
0:39:30 > 0:39:33But I'm keeping my feet firmly on the ground.
0:39:33 > 0:39:39This is one of Sammy's biggest ambitions but she's also seen what can happen when it goes wrong.
0:39:39 > 0:39:40Rather her than me.
0:39:40 > 0:39:42- OK. All set?- Yes.
0:39:42 > 0:39:45I'm set. This is totally different to anything I've ever done before.
0:39:45 > 0:39:49The take-off will take your breath away. We'll leave the ground before you'd expect.
0:39:52 > 0:39:54That's power!
0:39:54 > 0:39:59- Relax.- Giddy Aunt.- Relax. - Yes, relaxed.
0:40:01 > 0:40:03I don't feel vulnerable at all.
0:40:03 > 0:40:07I feel open to the elements, but
0:40:07 > 0:40:13it's just an amazing feeling and now I understand why we're wearing all the extra clothing.
0:40:14 > 0:40:18Sammy's day job might involve flying thousands of feet above the ground
0:40:18 > 0:40:21but that's where the comparison ends.
0:40:21 > 0:40:26Sammy is in an open cockpit with only one engine and if anything goes wrong now,
0:40:26 > 0:40:30they'll face the frightening prospect of gliding back down to Earth.
0:40:32 > 0:40:35What a beautiful day.
0:40:35 > 0:40:40I can definitely understand why people take this up.
0:40:40 > 0:40:43- It's great, isn't it?- 100%, yes.
0:40:43 > 0:40:46I have total respect for you, John.
0:40:46 > 0:40:49Microlights are surprisingly easy to fly.
0:40:49 > 0:40:55At nearly 3,000ft above the ground, it's Sammy's turn to take the controls.
0:40:55 > 0:40:58We're in some smooth air now, so we'll look at how it flies.
0:40:58 > 0:41:01Take your hands out the things for a moment.
0:41:01 > 0:41:04- Hands out.- Watch it fly itself.
0:41:04 > 0:41:06Hey, your hands are out!
0:41:06 > 0:41:08Yes. How about that?
0:41:10 > 0:41:12Just push gently on the bar, push forwards a little bit.
0:41:12 > 0:41:14Push forwards a little bit.
0:41:14 > 0:41:16- Can you feel it pushing back at you? - Wow! Yes.
0:41:16 > 0:41:21- If you look at the speed, the speed is slowing down a bit. - OK.- Push a bit harder.
0:41:21 > 0:41:26- Can you feel it pushing hard back at you now? - Yes. That's really forceful.
0:41:26 > 0:41:29OK, we're going to do a turn now.
0:41:29 > 0:41:31Move the weight to the right a little bit.
0:41:31 > 0:41:35Pull the right wing down, so sideways to pull the right wing down.
0:41:35 > 0:41:40- Pull it down?- Yes. It's starting to turn, that's good.
0:41:40 > 0:41:42- Wow!- OK?
0:41:43 > 0:41:46Hold that, that's good.
0:41:46 > 0:41:51Flying in Helimed 99 must feel like a limousine compared to this.
0:41:51 > 0:41:54- Woo.- Woo. Is that you or me?
0:41:54 > 0:42:01- Bit of a thermal. - In a Microlight, you feel every gust of wind and bump of turbulent air.
0:42:01 > 0:42:04It's a privilege to fly, no matter what it is that you're in.
0:42:06 > 0:42:12Reluctantly, it's time for Sammy to leave York's historic views behind and head back home.
0:42:12 > 0:42:13It feels fast.
0:42:13 > 0:42:20She's witnessed the worst part of microlighting, but now she's experienced the best.
0:42:20 > 0:42:24- Hi, Sammy, What was it like? - It was better than I thought it was gonna be.- Really?
0:42:24 > 0:42:27It truly, truly was awesome.
0:42:27 > 0:42:29It feels like you are a bird.
0:42:29 > 0:42:31There was nothing in front of you.
0:42:31 > 0:42:34I absolutely loved flying the Microlight.
0:42:34 > 0:42:39If my aviation days in the helicopter ever come to an end, I definitely need to keep the view.
0:42:39 > 0:42:42- So any excuse to get back up in the air....- Really?
0:42:42 > 0:42:44When Helicopter Heroes comes back...
0:42:44 > 0:42:50There's a rescue operation after a climber is badly injured in the Peak District.
0:42:50 > 0:42:52Left ankle just above the joint.
0:42:52 > 0:42:53Tip and fib poking out.
0:42:53 > 0:42:59The golfer collapses on the green and only his son's first aid skills can save him.
0:42:59 > 0:43:01Come on, Dad.
0:43:01 > 0:43:03It's all stationary on the way down now.
0:43:03 > 0:43:07The Helimed team have scrambled to a major road crash.
0:43:07 > 0:43:14And the helicopters come into their own as snow puts the skids under their colleagues on the roads.
0:43:14 > 0:43:17I've had to dig myself out about four times.
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