Today after several attempts to get a shot of Air EVAC of Jonesboro, AR. I got lucky! I was humbly welcomed by Pilot David Hudson.
David showed me around the base while waiting for the helicopter to return from it's trip to a Little Rock hospital. David explained that the Base originally started out in 1998 at the Jonesboro Airport and moved 5 yrs ago to it's present location just outside the Lake City city limits on HWY 18.
According to the website it states that Air EVAC of Jonesboro has flown over 8,000 accident free hours. Pilot Hudson explained that the pilot's work 12 hour shifts while the flight nurse and medic's work 24 hour shifts. He also showed me the service area map and says that they fly 70 miles radius on scene flights and once there, they will fly where ever they need to fly the patient's to. He says he has flown as far as St. Louis and, Nashville.
I do hope to go back and get more pictures during the day so I will be posting more pictures later!
Air EVAC returning home.
THE OFFICE 
THE KITCHEN
DAY ROOM
HANGER AND HELIPAD
INSIDE THE HANGER
Medic resupplying
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