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Jop Dingemans

AW169 HEMS Commander 🧑🏽🚀 • Founder of Pilots Who Ask Why 🔭 • Aerospace Engineer 🚀 • Former Flight Instructor 👨🏽🎓
Qualifications:
- Unfrozen ATPL(H)
- Instrument Rating
- Night Vision Goggles Qualification
- Aerospace Engineering Bachelor Degree
- Multi Crew Coordination Certificate
- AW169 Multi Pilot Type Rating
- Flight Instructor Certificate
- 1500+ Total Flying Hours
- 1000+ Total PIC Hours
- 500+ Flight Instruction Hours
- 100+ Night Hours
- 5+ Years Experience in HEMS
- 3+ Years Experience in Flight Instruction
Janine Lythe

S92 Senior First Officer 👩🏻✈️ • Content Coordinator at Pilots Who Ask Why 🖋️ • Project Manager📍 • Former Flight Instructor 👩🏻🎓
Qualifications:
- Frozen ATPL(H)
- Instrument Rating
- Bachelor in Science
- Multi Crew Coordination Certificate
- Sikorsky S92 Multi Pilot Type Rating
- Flight Instructor Certificate
- 2000+ Total Flying Hours
- 500+ Total PIC Hours
- 100+ Flight Instruction Hours
- 50+ Night Hours
- 3+ Years Experience in Offshore
- 1+ Years Experience in Flight Instruction