Air Methods
Air Methods
Air Methods (pronounced: air meth-ods) is an American privately owned helicopter operator. The company provides emergency air medical services, aerial firefighting, aerial tour, and flight training.
Etymology
The term "Air Methods" is a combination of the words "air" and "methods". The word "air" comes from the Old English ǣr, meaning "air, atmosphere" and the word "methods" comes from the Latin methodus, meaning "pursuit of knowledge, mode of investigation".
Pronunciation
The term is pronounced as /ɛər ˈmɛθədz/.
Related Terms
- Helicopter: A type of rotorcraft in which lift and thrust are supplied by rotors. This allows the helicopter to take off and land vertically, to hover, and to fly forward, backward, and laterally.
- Air medical services: A comprehensive term covering the use of air transportation to move patients to and from healthcare facilities and accident scenes.
- Aerial firefighting: The use of aircraft and other aerial resources to combat wildfires.
- Aerial tour: A sightseeing flight in a small, general aviation aircraft.
- Flight training: A course of study used when learning to pilot an aircraft.
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Air Methods
- Wikipedia's article - Air Methods
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