The Daily Populous Saturday December 28th, 2024 evening edition
Image from preview.redd.it and submitted by Rd28T

Rd28T on December 28th, 2024 at 09:32 UTC »

To answer all the inevitable questions:

• ⁠The Royal Flying Doctor is funded by government (opex) and charity (capex). They provide all services from primary healthcare through to emergency response and flying ICU/NICU.

• ⁠No charge to any patient, no matter who they are, or where they are from. International tourists included.

• ⁠They have a fleet of 81 turboprops and small jets and land on roads, dirt strips etc etc, day and night, as needed.

• ⁠Some state road and helicopter ambulances charge for services, but insurance is very cheap, the poor don’t have to pay, and social/political pressure makes it impossible for them to collect the debt aggressively regardless:

https://www.ambulance.vic.gov.au/ambulance-victoria-ceases-debt-collection-practice/

loose_noodle on December 28th, 2024 at 10:08 UTC »

A fleet of 81 aircraft is highly impressive. It's not uncommon to see airlines with half and even quarter of this fleet.

xs81 on December 28th, 2024 at 10:32 UTC »

Used to watch a show called the Flying Doctors. used as in 35 years ago