{"id":1170,"date":"2013-03-04T15:15:10","date_gmt":"2013-03-04T15:15:10","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2013-03-04T15:15:10","modified_gmt":"2013-03-04T15:15:10","slug":"carolinas-healthcare-orders-belfort-awos-medical-center-charlotte","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/news\/news-release\/carolinas-healthcare-orders-belfort-awos-medical-center-charlotte\/%20","title":{"rendered":"Carolinas Healthcare Orders Belfort AWOS for Medical Center in Charlotte"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5;\">Belfort Instrument Company, has sold their AWOS AV to Me Center Air, and Carolinas Health Systems.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\\wp-content\\uploads\/image005_10.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"77\" align=\"right\" alt=\"\" \/> The contract was announced at the 2013 Heli-Expo in Las Vegas, Nevada.<\/span><\/p>\n<div>MedCenter Air will install the AWOS system in March at the Carolinas Healthcare facility in Charlotte, NC to support their HEMS operations.<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>The Belfort Automated Weather Observation System (AWOS AV) provides pilots with wind speed, wind direction, wind gusts, temperature, humidity, dewpoint, altimeter setting, density altitude and visibility. &nbsp; When installed, the Carolinas Healthcare AWOS information will be available via VHF broadcast, telephone, as well as over the internet.<\/div>\n<p><!--break--><\/p>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>When lives are on the line, minutes can mean life or death. That&#8217;s where MedCenter Air makes a difference. With ground transport, helicopter and fixed wing transport, Carolinas HealthCare System&#8217;s MedCenter Air offers comprehensive critical care transport services making access to the best care just minutes away from anywhere in our region.<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>&ldquo;The Belfort AWOS AV is ideally suited for the hospital&rsquo;s elevated heliports at the Carolinas Healthcare hospital complex, &rdquo;, according to Martin J. Fisher, Program Aviation Manager, he continues; adding the AWOS and thereby providing real-time weather enhances the safety of our flight operations&rdquo;<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>&ldquo;The purchase of this system demonstrates MedCenter Air&rsquo;s continual commitment to safety&rdquo; states Jason Schwebach Program Director for Med Center Air.<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>Belfort Instrument Company has been a provider of weather instruments to government, professional meteorology and aviation markets for over 130 years. Detailed information can be found at www.belfortinstrument.com .<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>Belfort is at Heli-Expo in Las Vegas, Booth C6614.<\/div>\n<div class=\"field_attachment\">\n<div><b>Attachment:<\/b><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"\/\"><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Belfort Instrument Company, has sold their AWOS AV to Me Center Air, and Carolinas Health Systems. 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