The Air Ambulance normally carries a crew of three, the pilot and two paramedics. To enable seven-day flying, the service presently uses two pilots who are employed by Bond Air Services and 6 paramedics from South Western Ambulance Services Trust and is based at RAF St. Mawgan. All the pilots are highly skilled and experienced, having flown thousands of hours on helicopters.

The aircrew are selected from existing ambulance service personnel and recieve further training for their work on the helicopter.

There was originally a pool of twenty aircrew who worked on the Air Ambulance on a rotation basis. In the intervening periods between being on the helicopter the crew would revert to their normal jobs on the road ambulances in the County. In 2006 the system was changed, now there are just 6 full time Aircrew to improve continuity.

Further back-up on the ground is provided by 3 Bond Air Service engineers.

Link to West Country Ambulance Trust website