A summary of the medical operations made with the Italian 11 seater in 2023.

CAPUA – In 2020, Apex Aviation acquired its first a state-of-the-art multi-mission P2012 Sentinel SMP to increase and enhance the organisation’s operational capabilities in Taiwan.

Upon joining the company’s fleet in 2021, the first P2012 Sentinel SMP was employed in multiple missions, including parachute jumping and aerial tours. With Medevac operations on the horizon, Apex Aviation has introduced a second P2012 SMP to join the fleet in 2023 for a continuous Air Ambulance support to most remote communities of the Country.

In 2023, Apex performed 333 flight hours of Air Ambulance operations, over 103 different missions, managing their P2012s through a team of 8 pilots, 5 mechanics and alternating the 2 Sentinel SMP aircraft on this specific Medevac role.

Through these amazing results Apex has brought relief and assistance to remote areas of the Taiwanese island, providing support to people in need of care, and in many cases saving lives.

In air rescue, nobody and nothing can fail, a principle that both people and aircraft must obey.

Apex, the only professional flight training organization in Taiwan, has expanded its operations with the multi-mission capabilities of the P2012 Sentinel SMP performing: passenger transportation, air ambulance missions, sightseeing tours, parachute jumping, aerial photography and more.

Based in RCFN Taitung airport, most of the Medevac operations are to/from RCBS Kinnen and RCSS Taipei Songshan Airport.

The Italian-made P2012 Air Ambulance aircraft is capable of operating on short prepared and unprepared airstrips. With one or two pilots, up to six doctors/operators (or patient’s relatives) and a Medevac stretcher, it provides a state-of-the-art air ambulance service for up to 600 NM transfers, at an operating cost that is a fraction of aircraft or helicopters with similar interior layout and cabin volume. Easy to load through the wide cabin door, the P2012 requires no special ground equipment for the Medevac mission, making it the ideal platform to operate from smaller, remote, unserviced airports and airstrips.

Francesco Sferra, P2012 & Special Mission Platform Sales and Business Development Manager: “Apex Aviation anticipated and fully understood the flexibility and interoperability of the P2012 aircraft series for the wide range of missions it can perform. Tecnam is proud to support the ongoing Medevac operations in Taiwan, providing assistance to the most remote areas of the country and helping to save lives”

Wilson Chien Yu Kao, CEO Apex Aviation said: “We believe it’s the spacious cabin and low operating costs that set the P2012 apart, while advanced avionics provide the pilot with situational awareness not found in other last-generation competitors. In Taiwan the P2012 is the best choice because of its low operating costs. However, we see many potential contracts in Taiwan that make P2012 the only choice for fixed wing operations.”

About APEX – Committed to Education

Apex is the first and only professional flight training organization in Taiwan, headquartered in the metropolitan area of Taipei and our flight training base is located in beautiful sunny Taitung Fengnian (RCFN) Airport.

Apex offers world class training environment with focuses on Safety and Airline Oriented Training. We are aspired to become an important base for training Asian pilot, right from the heart of Asia, Taiwan.

https://www.apexflightacademy.co/

For further details on the P2012 STOL and the P2012 Series aircraft, please visit www.tecnam.com or contact Francesco Sferra, Tecnam P2012 – Special Mission Platforms Sales & Business Development Manager; tel +39 345 782 7020 email; f.sferra@tecnam.com.

P2012 local sales representatives are also available locally in Argentina, Australia, UK, USA.

Taiwan based APEX Aviation continues its expansion with the P2012 Sentinel SMP.

Taipei Taiwan – Costruzioni Aeronautiche TECNAM is proud to announce a further expansion of mission capabilities for the versatile P2012 aircraft series with Apex Aviation, in Taiwan, with a Memorandum of Understanding for a special mission P2012 Sentinel SMP dedicated to surveillance and maritime patrolling with IMSAR mission equipment.

The announcement was given at the opening of TADTE 2023, the Taipei Aerospace & Defense Technology Exhibition by Mr. Wilson Chien Yu Kao, CEO Apex Aviation.

Apex, based in Taitung, has purchased the first P2012 for skydive and aerial tourism in cooperation with Taitung government in 2022. A second P2012 with ambulance configuration was delivered in June 2023.  The Company has other 6 P2012 options.

This new P2012 SMP will be configured with IMSAR systems that include two EO/IR cameras, a power box to feed all systems, radar, infrared sensor, AIS sensor, data downlink installation.

Wilson Chien Yu Kao, CEO Apex Aviation said: “We believe that the Tecnam P2012 Sentinel SMP is the perfect platform for the Taiwan Coast Guard. Its range, payload capability and characteristics are ideal to fulfil the mission requirements. Equipped with IMSAR components, the new aircraft will be a state-of-the-art paradigm for maritime patrolling.”

Francesco Sferra, P2012 – Special Mission Platform Sales and Business Development Manager, Experimental Test Pilot, said: “Tecnam is proud to partner with IMSAR and APEX to provide to the Taiwanese Coast Guard a modern aircraft able to perform the mission with the effectiveness, efficiency, and reliability offered by the P2012 Sentinel SMP platform.”

For further details on the P2012 Series aircraft, please visit www.tecnam.com or contact Francesco Sferra, Tecnam P2012 – SpecialMission Platforms Sales & Business Development Manager;

tel +39 345 782 7020 email;f.sferra@tecnam.com.

P2012 local sales representatives are also available locally in Argentina, Australia, UK, USA.

CAPUA, Italy –  Costruzioni Aeronautiche TECNAM is proud to announce a further expansion of mission capabilities for the versatile P2012 aircraft series with Apex Flight Academy in Taiwan has signing a contract for a TECNAM P2012 in a purpose-built skydiving configuration.

In 2019 the P2012 Traveller commuter airliner began commercial operations and was quickly followed by Air Ambulance, Combi and Cargo variants.  TECNAM revealed in summer 2020 the P2012 Sentinel Special Mission Platform. Winter 2020 has brought the sixth variant to the P2012 and a new option for jump operators.

The P2012 jump ship will provide benefits for the operator, the jumper and the diver driver. For the operator: low op cost for a twin, mid-size load factors with good time to climb. The jumpers get a big door, and a fuselage that will accommodate launching chunks and easy access for tandems. Jump pilots get full FADEC piston engines for no-hassle engine management, easy hot engine starts, and less CG worries as jumpers bomb the door.

This new configuration will also enhance the P2012 Sentinel SMP mission capabilities, providing to governments and militaries a low acquisition and operating cost jumping platform as primary or secondary tasking.

Giovanni Pascale Langer, Managing Director TECNAM: “TECNAM is delighted to further expand the already wide offerings of the P2012 aircraft series with the introduction of our skydiving variant. Whether it will be used for fun jumpers, tandems or operational missions on the Sentinel, all TECNAM customers will benefit from the unrivalled efficiency and safety of the P2012 common platform”.

Wilson Chien Yu Kao, CEO Apex Flight Academy: “We are pleased to announce the acquisition of P2012 with the parachuting capability, this will allow us to develop a new market in an effective and efficient manner in the general aviation space in Taiwan, as P2012 is the most modern, safe and compliant aircraft we can currently find in the market for our needs, especially with its twin engine design, this gives our customer and authorities a greater peace of mind. We believe the P2012 Traveller both passenger and SMP version will allow us to expand into other market that has been long under served.”

About Apex Flight Academy

Apex is accredited by the Civil Aeronautics Administration(Taiwan). All of our training program, instructors, equipment and aircraft meet and exceeds the highest ICAO, FAA and EASA standards and requirements.

Apex have also been accredited by Vietnam and Cambodia’s Civil Aviation Authorities as one of their overseas Approved Training Organization(ATO). Apex also offers degree program with Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Asia, one of the best degree program in the aviation industry.

more info on P2012

https://tecnam.com/aircraft/p2012-traveller/