Issue 118 | July 2021

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  •         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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In this issue

PAVCON

Virtual PAvCon focuses on training

Bryn Elliot, President of PAvCon, details the international digital police aviation conference, covering topics from UAV support to airborne support tactics
30 Jun 2021
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Editorial Team
CCTMC

Critical Care Transport Medicine Conference receives high marks

The Critical Care Transport Medicine Conference returns to an in-person format, with strong accolades for its insightful events and Covid-19 safety measures, Monica Newman reports
30 Jun 2021
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Editorial Team
European Rotors

Hybrid – the future flight, and the future of events?

Organizers of EUROPEAN ROTORS, 16-18 November 2021, outline the VTOL event's unique digital-physical show and post-show platform
30 Jun 2021
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Editorial Team
piper

Post-Covid air medical transport missions: are they really ‘post’?

TrustAir Aviation’s Medical Director Dr Istvan Lunczer shares the latest challenge facing air ambulance operators – the safe transport of Covid patients who continue to suffer from long-term respiratory distress...
30 Jun 2021
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Dr Istvan Lunczer

July issue editors comment

Mandy shares the news
1 Jul 2021
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Mandy Langfield
Helicopter

Retired pilot Byron Edgington on the joy of flying single pilot

Byron Edgington, a retired military and commercial helicopter pilot, shares an excerpt from his book, PostFlight: An Old Pilot’s Logbook, in which he addresses the benefits and perils of choosing...
30 Jun 2021
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Byron Edgington
Careflight crew

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
30 Jun 2021
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Jackie Annett
Stretcher

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...
30 Jun 2021
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Patrick Schomaker