Graham Coates has worked at Devon Air Ambulance (DAA) since 2017, and from 2022 has been the Landing Site Manager responsible for the safe management and continued development of over 200 community night landing sites. He is also the DAA liaison for hospital helipads across the region engaging with hospitals to ensure compliance with CAP1264.
Graham sits on the Blue Light Air Safety Landing Site Team (BLAST), a BLAST subcommittee with a remit to support the Civil Aviation Authority and Onshore Safety Leadership Group with their hospital landing sites activities.
Industry voice: Devon Air Ambulance responds to AAIB report for helicopter ambulance landing sites
Graham Coates, Landing Site Manager for Devon Air Ambulance, explains the challenges and opportunities presented to operators and hospitals by the AAIB report for their helicopter landing sites
