County Police Chopper Kept Flying By One of Nation’s Best Mechanics

2010

Metro Air Unit Has Never Had A Mechanical Failure
By John Auble
FOX2now.com
January 28, 2010

CLAYTON, MO (KTVI - FOX2now.com) - When police call for a helicopter, the "metro air unit" responds with state-of-the-art crime fighting equipment. But, they also carry the expertise of a man who has developed a national reputation for keeping them flying. Some call him the "wizard of the whirlybirds."

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Police get new crime-fighting, rescue tool

2010
Capt. Kurt Frisz, left, Col. Tim Fitch, Sheriff Tom Neer and Col. Daniel Isom unveil their new crime-fighting and rescue tool.

The St. Louis Metro Air Support Unit has another tool in its crime fighting quiver that also doubles as a search and rescue tool.

The unit bought a 2009 MD500E, made by MD Helicopters Inc., for $1.5 million in grant money through an Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) Homeland Security grant, along with the St. Louis Area Regional Response System (STARRS).

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