The new air ambulance for Staffordshire will spread its wings in April.
The Staffordshire air ambulance will operate from a temporary base at Tatenhill, near Burton upon Trent.
The aircraft and crew will operate 10 hours per day, 7 days per week from the base, until a permanent home is built at Hixon.
Ian Clayton, the air ambulance operations manager, is keen to get the air operation in the sky as soon as possible.