Adapting skills and aircraft for police multi-mission capabilities
How UAVs can boost force efficiency
Selecting the right equipment for police surveillance and SAR
Interdisciplinary HEMS crew integration in Norway
An exclusive excerpt from PostFlight: An Old Pilot’s Logbook
Interviews: Tab Burnett, Alaska Department of Public Safety; Kevin Kissner, Virginia State Police
Provider Profile: European Air Ambulance

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Adapting police helicopters for search and rescue missions

Barry Smith discusses how law enforcement teams adapt their aircraft fleet and skills to ensure response readiness when facing the diversity of search and rescue missions

Getting a clear picture: procuring the right surveillance equipment for police aviation

Mandy Langfield spoke to police aviators about their choices for onboard equipment that pair crew and aircraft safety with enhancing their aerial law enforcement role

Eyes in the sky: how UAVs are increasingly used in police search and rescue and surveillance

Mario Pierobon discusses how police forces in North America and Europe are using UAV support to boost force efficiency and effectiveness, and the regulatory obstacles they bring

Interview: Kevin Kissner, Virginia State Police

Mandy Langfield spoke to Kevin A. Kissner of the Virginia State Police about standardizing hoist operations in the aviation unit, and his recent distinction of being named as an award…

Interview: Tab Burnett, pilot for the Alaska Department of Public Safety

Mandy Langfield spoke to Tab Burnett, pilot for Alaska’s Department of Public Safety (DPS), about the unique challenges he faces flying in some of the most severe weather the northern…

Industry Voice: True HEMS Crew Integration in Norway

Norwegian Air Ambulance (NLA)'s Dr Per Bredmose, HEMS technical crewmember (HTCM) Thomas Dahle, and pilot Andreas Hjert share insights into HEMS operations in Norway with Mandy Langfield

Provider Profile: European Air Ambulance

European Air Ambulance (EAA) has been around for 15 years, transporting patients worldwide for several assistance providers, companies and governments. Patrick Schomaker recounts how the service came to be what…

Interview: John Hoad, Co-Founder of CareFlight

Jackie Annett spoke to Co-Founder of CareFlight, John Hoad, about his 35-year career as a pilot and the special skills needed to be a HEM pilot in Australia