Prince Williams Picks Up A Job As Air Ambulance Pilot.

Prince Williams beside his Helicopter

Prince William, will become a helicopter pilot with the East Anglian Air Ambulance.

Nine months after he gave up his wings as an RAF search-and-rescue pilot, Prince William has been lured back to a flying job.The Duke of Cambridge will announce he is to become a helicopter pilot with the East Anglian Air Ambulance service rather than taking a full-time Royal role.

He and Kate are planning to base themselves at Anmer Hall, on the Sandringham Estate, which lies midway between the air ambulance service bases at Norwich and Cambridge.

The move will enable William to see Prince George on a regular basis.He is likely to be one of six pilots, mainly from military backgrounds, who fly the ambulance service’s  two yellow twin-engine EC 135 T2 helicopters, which can reach 135 knots (150mph).

They can get to anywhere in the counties of Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Norfolk and Suffolk in 25 minutes.All are employed by Bond Air Services, with salaries ranging  from £40,000 to £60,000, but it is not known if William will be paid.

Work is on a rota of five days on, three  days off, for 365 days a year.As the only air ambulance service in the country with night vision technology, William will expect to fly at night as well as daytime, working ten-hour shifts.

 However, when he is on official engagements, the Prince will travel in a more luxurious manner: the Queen is leasing an £8million Agusta Westland A109S helicopter to fly members of the Royal Family on official engagements.

The money will be paid for out of the Sovereign Grant