Alpine Rescue H135

Sion, Switzerland

A (small) city in the canton of Valais. It’s know for it’s two hilltop castles, the 15th century cathedral and the old town.

Sion Airport LSGS, Switzerland

A great base for The Matterhorn, whose summit at 4478 metres (14692 feet), stands on the border between Switzerland and Italy. It is not the closest airport to the Matterhorn, that would be Raron LSTA. The closest International airport is Geneva LSGG. From Sion, fly east to Raron and then up the valley south to Zermatt. Zermatt is a popular winter sports and mountain climbing/hiking resort.

Sion Hospital

Also known as the Centre Hospitalier du Valais. Swiss Air-Rescue Rega has now a station in Sion in collaboration with the locally based helicopter company Héli-Alpes SA. The real life helicopter based here is a Augusta-Westland Da Vinci and is equipped with rescue hoist and is also used for transporting intensive care patients.

Geneva, Switzerland

The second most populous city in Switzerland, Geneva is located on the western banks of the Lac Léman (Lale Geneva). The north half of the lake is in Switzerland and the South side is in France.

Geneva International Airport LSGG

Geneva Hospital

Geneva Hospital HUG from Red Wing Simulations

Lausanne University Hospital

Lausanne CHUV by Red Wing Simulations

On flight simulator catalog

Innsbruck, Austria

The capital of the western Austrian state of Tyrol. Innsbruck has been a popular destination for winter sports. It is known for it’s both imperial and modern architecture.

Innsbruck Airport LOWI

Innsbruck University Hospital

H135 Rega landing on the helipad at Innsbruck hospital

Chamonix-Mont Blanc

Chamonix Heliport DZDB

A convenient helicopter base for activities in and around Chamonix and Mount Blanc. Chamonix-Mon-Blac is a resort at the junction of France, Switzerland and Italy. The village is at the base of Mont Black, the highest mountain in the Alps at 4807 m (15774 ft). The mountain is popular with outdoor activities including winter spots and mountain climbing.

Chamonix DZDB Heliport, H135 Sécurité Civile

Aircraft

Airbus H135 (EC135)

Available as freeware from Hype Performance Group, this is one of the highest quality freewares available (there is also a payware luxury version). It can be downloaded from flightsim.to

Formerly know as Eurocopter, the H135 has excellent slope landing capabilities and can perform demanding mountain rescue intervention. It is currently used by services all over the world for Police, Coast Guard and MedEvac/Mountain Rescue. It is the number one EMS, emergency ambulance helicopter in Europe. 

Various addon freeware liveries are available for the H135, including the highly recommended Rega (Swiss).

VoloCity

A useful aircraft for landing on helipads, it seems much easier to land than the H135 for a beginner like me. Be careful as some helipads in the flight simulator are only for visual effects and you may fall through the object!

Volocity landed at Lausanne hospital