AIRCRAFT
 
Cessna 182 single engine airplanes
 
Cirrus SR22
 
Bell 407 helicopter

MISSION CAPABILITIES
Cessna 182:
Pilot plus three passengers
1. Speed enforcement
2. Surveillance
3. Searches
4. Aerial photographs
5. Transport emergency blood for the Red Cross
6. Transport personnel
7. Transport state equipment

Helicopters:
All equipped with FLIR - Forward Looking Infrared, search light, and microwave downlink with 4 fixed receive sites through out the state & multiple portable receivers.
1. Aerial searches
2. Aerial photographs
3. Assistance with law enforcement pursuits(Video)
4. Aerial observation for presidential and VIP visits
5. Short distance personnel transport
6. Static displays



Equipped with video camera and recording, Bell 407 is used with trained MSP Special Response Team for special tactics maneuvers.
 
Simulated engine failure training: 180 Auto(Video) & 700 foot hover(Video)