PRESS RELEASE
5 June 2009
London Police
fly 5,000 hours with Skyquest
London’s Metropolitan Police Air Support Unit
is celebrating the landmark of 5,000 hours flown on
its fleet of three EC145 helicopters, with a ringing
endorsement of the contribution made by Skyquest Aviation’s
video management system. Sergeant Richard Brandon says
that the five mission management screens, multiple
recording devices and the ability to view multiple
sensors at once, “continue to represent a revolution
in law-enforcement imagery.
“Scarcely a day goes by when we don’t
look at our system – now approaching two years
old – and remark that this remains absolutely
cutting-edge technology. There’s simply nothing
better out there.”
Skyquest’s VMS is currently fitted to over half
the police helicopters flying over the UK. Using touch-screen
technology, it enables observers and pilots to independently
select, view and record the images they need with no
signal loss.
Geoff Turner of Skyquest says that their VMS, uniquely,
enables each crewmember to select and view the most
appropriate sensor for the task in hand. “ The
pilot may select the moving-map on his flip-up screen,
while one observer can view approaches to a crime-scene
and the other check a road for infra-red traces. It
offers each of them complete flexibility.”
About Skyquest
Skyquest Aviation supplies industry leading video
display, video distribution, video recording and
video transmitting technology for airborne surveillance
aircraft. Worldwide customers typically include police,
customs, coastguard, border patrol, military, search & rescue,
air ambulance and government agencies. It also supplies
directly to OEMs and prime contractors worldwide,
as well as most of the world's leading aircraft manufacturers.
For further information contact Geoff
Turner on +44 1628 891017 or visit Skyquest.com
