CareFlight helicopter service since it started in 1981. There are two helicopters based on the Gold Coast, a Bell 412 and Squirrel. They are virtual flying hospitals equipped with all the necessary emergency equipment, from medication to medical equipment. Sixty per cent of CareFlight funding comes from the community. Each mission costs an average of $A7000 -- mainly for fuel. The Gold Coast team includes five pilots, four crewmen, five paramedics and two full-time doctors. 0 comments Add your comment We retain the right and discretion (but not the obligation) to edit, delete, reject or remove any comment which you post or seek to post in the comments areas which is (or could reasonably be expected to be) obscene, offensive, pornographic, vulgar, profane, indecent or otherwise illegal.