We were activated to fly a young neonate with numerous problems needing specialist care in Cape Town.
We were given the go about 13:30, by 14:10 our team of 4 professionals launch West towards George to collect Baba from hospital. Our dedicated flight Doctor and ALS medic headed off to hospital to take over care, with the new, state of the art, dedicated and flight certified incubator. Mom travels along with baby for the transfer, during the loading and preparation for departure we had a chance for a reassuring chat about the normal safety stuff, seat belts and such. We have enough time for a slightly more in depth "what to expect and how it will feel" chat. Mom was relaxed and at ease for the 1:10 flight to Cape Town. Due to condition specific complications the medical crew requested a low cabin altitude (high pressurization) we were happy to find a smooth level with the cabin altitude of 1200ft. Priority ATC routing put us directly into Cape Town without delay, ambulance arriving as we shut down to transfer to the awaiting medical team at the Cape Town hospital. Transfer and hand over complete, we were treated to amazing views of the mother city as we depart around 21:00. 50knot tail winds at 23 thousand feet rocket us back to East London in just over 2 hours. Unloading, packing up, refueling ready for the next call to action, and pushing back into the hangar. 23:30 we all leave the airport with a sense of fulfilled satisfaction. Again doing good work with good, dedicated professionals, helping another human in need. This is what we do!