Police officers 'Commandeering' civ helos - opinion?
I have had the State Police on two occasions ask me to fly them in pursuit of criminals and did so without a second thought. One was a kidnapper and a second was after a police officer was shot. The company I operated for....when told of the first event....never batted an eye and told me to continue to support the police upon request as a matter of being a good neighbor and as a service to the community.
I might add that kind of cooperation leads to a warm working relationship when the odd Nimby whined about our landing at the company regional office in a local business park. The investigating officer appeared....pointed out the offended person's business.....and suggested we might avoid that direction when operating from the pad. We agreed to do just that...the officer tipped his hat...reminded me I had missed the morning coffee chat at the police aviation hangar...and that I should drop by more often.
We also flew searches for missing persons....all paid for by the company....as well as doing the flights for terminally ill persons that wanted to ride in a helicopter. Those were the most rewarding flights I have ever done.....particularly for the children.
I might add that kind of cooperation leads to a warm working relationship when the odd Nimby whined about our landing at the company regional office in a local business park. The investigating officer appeared....pointed out the offended person's business.....and suggested we might avoid that direction when operating from the pad. We agreed to do just that...the officer tipped his hat...reminded me I had missed the morning coffee chat at the police aviation hangar...and that I should drop by more often.
We also flew searches for missing persons....all paid for by the company....as well as doing the flights for terminally ill persons that wanted to ride in a helicopter. Those were the most rewarding flights I have ever done.....particularly for the children.
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SASless,
I could not understand your post - good common sense and a sensible way of enforcing the rules - THEN I saw where you were posting from!!
Forgive our Pom pre-occupation with navel-gazing and incessant reference to obscure regulations, but it is the environment that we operate in!!
I could not understand your post - good common sense and a sensible way of enforcing the rules - THEN I saw where you were posting from!!
Forgive our Pom pre-occupation with navel-gazing and incessant reference to obscure regulations, but it is the environment that we operate in!!
