From your first phone call, to reaching your final destination, our RN Flight Coordinator will be responsible for each detail of your transport and is available to you 24/7.   History has proven that open and frequent communication with one person managing your transport improves safety and minimizes error.  Each coordinator has a background in critical care medicine and has specialized training in aviation physiology and aircraft safety. They are highly knowledgeable and resourceful in coordinating a complex commercial airline medical transport. They have personal experience as flight nurses with Flying Nurses International which gives them first-hand experience in determining the appropriate in-flight needs for you.


Dana S. Erskine-Pando, RN, BSN, CCRN

Born and raised in Michigan, presently lives in Florida
ADN: Durham Technical Community College, 1990
BSN: North Carolina Central University, 1997
Master's Degree:  Family Nurse Practitioner, Duquesne University 2009
FNI Flight RN 1998-present
FNI International Coordinaotr 2000-present
Part time: Baptist Hospital, Jacksonville, Florida, CVICU
Experience: Trauma, CVICU, SICU, MICU, Education
Clinical Research nurse: Tripler Army Medical Center, 3 years 'Artificial Blood'
Certified Intra-aortic Balloon Pump Instructor
CVVH/CAVH instructor


Bob Bacheler, RN, MSN, CCRN

Born and raised in Pennsylvania and presently resides there
3 children - ages 9,11,12Air Force - 2 years BSS astrophysics and Mathematics, Penn State 1987
ADN Nursing, Community College of Philadelphia, magna cum laude 1994
Formed own company, Bachnet, which contract nurses to hospitals 1997
Adjunct Facility Newmann University, Instructor, Clinical Care
Instructor Medical College of PA and Albert Einstein Medical Center 1999-2004
MSN in Nursing University of Phoenix, summa cum laude 2002
FNI Flight RN 2006-present
FNI International Coordinator 2008-present
Contributing author, ASTNA Standards for critical care commercial carrier transport
Certifications and Affiliations: CCRN, CFRN, ASTNA, SMA, Sigma Theta Tau
Experience: Trauma, SICU, ER, Burn Unit


Patricia Mosher, RN, CRNA, CCRN, CHT




Flying Nurses International has over 40 critical care and emergency medicine registered nurses who are licensed and actively practice within the United States.  Our nurses are required to maintain nursing employment in the field of emergency medicine and undergo specialized training in aviation physiology, airline logistics and aircraft safety specifically geared to our program.  They travel worldwide, many are bilingual, and are based in 12 locations throughout the continental United States and Hawaii along with our international location in London England.  Flying Nurses International is owned and operated by experienced critical care flight nurses.

To date, the Flight Nurses of Flying Nurses International have traveled to:

6 Continents, 85 countries and all 50 states of the USA

Antigua, Argentina, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Bahrain, Barbados, Belgium,
Belize, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, BVI, Canada, Cayman Islands, Chile, China, Columbia,
Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, Fiji,
Finland, France, French Polynesia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guam, Guatemala,
Haiti, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Lithuania, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordon, Kuala Lumpur, Kenya, South Korea, Latvia, Lebanon, Marshall Islands, Mexico, Micronesia, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Samoa, Serbia, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, St. Croix, St. Eustatius, Sudan, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Venezuela, Vietnam, Western Samoa, Zimbabwe