OUR NEW CHARITY 2010 - 2011
KAAT FLEW 890 MISSIONS IN 2009
EACH MISSION HAS 1 PILOT, 1 DOCTOR AND 1 PARAMEDIC ON BOARD
NEEDS £1.7 MILLION TO RUN A 12 HOUR DAY, 7 DAYS A WEEK FOR 365 DAYS A YEAR
£100 WILL BUY 45 MINUTES OF AVIATION FUEL
£500 WILL BUY ONE HOURS FLYING TIME
AVERAGE COST PER MISSION IS £1,750
STARTED IN 1989 THE KAAT HAS FLOWN OVER 14,000 MISSIONS.
IT IS SUPPORTED ENTIRELY BY MONEY RAISED BY THE PEOPLE OF KENT.
IT RECEIVES NO MONEY FROM THE NATIONAL LOTTERY.
BASED IN MARDEN
THE MD902 EXPLORER HELICOPTER FLIES 2 OR 3 MISSIONS A DAY.
AT A SPEED OF 150 MPH IT CAN REACH ANYWHERE IN KENT IN 17 MINUTES.