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AirAssist has tracked European air ambulances, police helicopters and rescue aircraft for years. From today it does the same across the United States. This release adds more than 2,000 aircraft and over 170 new icons, covering air medical programs from Washington State to Florida, from Southern California to New England.

Au moment où l'appel d'urgence arrive, l'équipage HEMS commence à construire une image mentale d'une scène qu'il n'a jamais vue. Chaque fragment d'information compte : la nature de l'incident, la localisation, la météo, le terrain. Mais l'un des signaux les plus fiables et les plus sous-estimés est déjà visible depuis le cockpit, bien avant que la zone d'atterrissage n'apparaisse : le trafic en dessous.

Vous entendez le bruit caractéristique d'un rotor au-dessus de chez vous. Est-ce un hélicoptère du SAMU ? Un Dragon de la Sécurité Civile ? Ou peut-être la gendarmerie en mission de surveillance ? Avec AirAssist, vous le savez en temps réel.

A little over one year ago, a new feature was added to the app: Major Incident alerts. Naturally, whenever a helimed helicopter is dispatched, a serious incident is taking place. Something that requires more urgency than a regular, ground-based ambulance crew can provide. These dispatches happen multiple times a day.

As some executives at a big fruit named tech company would say: the biggest update of AirAssist since the launch of AirAssist. I’m proud to announce AirAssist PRO. For years the app has worked with two tiers: FREE and PREMIUM. Why the need for a 3rd one? Well, let me explain.