Affordable Multi-Role Air Support

A.M.R.A.S. aims to help the small communities with Search and Rescue, Amber Alerts, and more.

Initially all donations will go toward the purchase of the ultralight rescue helicopter to save lives. Any donations over the target amount will be placed into a Trust, for operating the helicopter, so that we can always be funded to save lives and help keep the community safe.

Behind the name: A.M.R.A.S.
   Affordable - So even small communities can afford it
   Multi - Using multiple air technologies
   Role - To accomplish many things to help the community
   Air - From the Air
   Support - We are not working alone, we supporting other proven technologies and organizations do their work more efficiently to save lives, while also saving those organizations/communities money.

Many smaller communities can't afford Helicopters due to small budgets, so children, hikers, boaters, and those in need don't get the immediate rescue response like the would in big communities that can afford big helicopters, pilots, and lots of gas. Consider that the average cost to power a standard helicopter is about $1,600 - $6000 per hour. We are asking you to help purchase the first ever Ultralight Search & Rescue Helicopter* (USRH) to save lives.

 

If the community donates to get the helicopter, we will donate the pilot flight time to help save children, adults, and others from being lost, or stranded. Possibly help track down Amber Alerts, and help my community and other small communities around me. 

Unlike a big helicopter the average cost for A.M.R.A.S. to help small communities using an USRH is more reasonable:
If A.M.R.A.S. reaches its funding goal it will be able to Donate Pilot flight time. Only needing money for Gas & Maintenance & Insurance which comes out to around is way below other forms of air support per hour.

Reuniting lost Child, hiker, or boater to family members safely? Priceless.

 

First-year cost Including Helicopter, and used only once a month, for 5 hours, the projected cost would be as follows: 

If A.M.R.A.S. was used 
$60,000 for Helicopter 
$5,000 for gas and Maintenance & Insurance*
A.M.R.A.S. Air Support Total = $63,000*

Conventional Air Support 
$120,000.00 or more for Helicopter
$96,000 + for flight Costs not including maintenance or insurance.
Conventional Air Support total=$216,000+

Using A.M.R.A.S. would save $153,000 and who knows how many lives.

If smaller communities had an Ultralight Search & Rescue Helicopter we would be able to save more lives and lessen the cost to the communities other resources. Right now search and rescue means lots of people on the ground, taken away from their everyday duties to find the lost party and sometimes it's not even a real emergency, just a hoax. A.M.R.A.S. would in many instances be able to quickly verify the emergency, and expedite the rescue actions. I also plan on using many technologies to help assist in saving lives and helping our community with air support.

 

I served in the military (Army) and always like to help others in need. I have been a lifeguard, Red Cross instructor, and always held jobs that helped people. I realized recently that many of the small communities do not have a rescue helicopter, not only because normally they cost so much not only to purchase, but also fly. So therefore because of this initial and operating cost, many children, hikers, boaters, and others end up lost and missing and many times are not found. The response time of other conventional means being used to locate them many times is just not fast enough, is costly and doesn't allow the search and rescue team to cover enough area fast enough. I know if it was my family member, I would want the very best my community could afford to locate and help them. 

Please help me make a difference. Help small communities afford to save your loved ones, and pave the way for other communities to do the same.

Please tell your friends, give what you can afford. Not looking for much $3-5 dollars from a bunch of people would be enough. Anything you give will be used to help multiple communities, saving many lives. I will be setting up a trust fund to handle the purchase and operating budget of the Helicopter when we are able to afford one.

Whether you believe in God or not, know that by donating to this cause, you will be helping shape the future, saving who knows how many people, making sure that not matter how rich or poor, big or small the city, people that are lost or in need of help will be and found and saved their time of need. By helping get this search and rescue program off the ground you will help show other communities that they too could save more lives with one dedicated pilot and some community support. It shouldn't matter if the community is rich, poor, big or small, someone lost in or around it should not have to suffer less effective search and rescue support.

Have a great day. 



*Estimated, will be adjusted accordingly when project is fully funded