Ötztal - Sölden t/s

This Eurocopter was built in 2002 and is pictured waiting to be called into action at LOAG. I suppose it is always a good thing when a medevac chopper is on the ground.

This 2001 built EC135 carried test registration D-HECA and from November 2001 was based at the (now Schenk Air) Heliport in Feldkirch, Vorarlberg. It was upgraded to T2 standard in 2005 and later to version T2+. It still is active with the ÖAMTC, having served under different "Christopherus" callsigns over the years in various parts of Austria. Aslo since 2001, the ÖAMTC operates an all EC135 fleet and currently maintains 18 bases throughout Austria. So far, 34 different EC135's have been registered to the ÖAMTC (OE-XEA to OE-XEZ, OE-XVA to OE-XVF, plus OE-XVI & OE-XVL). Scanned from a slide.

ex D-HECA

now converted to T3 standards.

Built as an EC-135T-2, OE-XET was registered in Dec-2003. In 2013 it was converted to an EC-135T-2+. It is marked "Land Kärnten" to indicate it is flying for the Kärnten (Carinthia) region, and has the red cross for the Österreiches Rotes Kreuz and the green cross for the Bergrettungsdienst Österreich. It is photographed here from the viewing terrace of Klagenfurt airport just after take-off from the ÖAMTC heliport that is bordering the airport.