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Forward Looking Infrared Radar(Click on image to pop up larger version)
Used by military and government agencies to provide Night vision capability a FIIR equipped helicopter has the strategic advantage in reconnaissance, target acquisition, and surveillance scenarios. The "Heat Detection" capability of the FLIR is used to detect "Hot" failing insulators on electric power tines during regular monthly line maintenance procedures. Airborne FLIR applications include Search & Rescue, Forestry and Resource Management, Pipeline and Powerline Monitoring and Law Enforcement Patrol. Pacific Helicopter Tours, Inc. has used the advanced capabilities of FLIR to assist in EPA violations (Hamakua Sugar, Search & Rescue efforts in rural and urban areas). FI_IR is used for surveillance by many taw enforcement agencies at the Federal, State, and Local levels. The FAA has granted an STC for FtIR an the Bell 206 and allowed Form 337 installations on the Hughes 500D. Although FLIR imaging is not approved by the FAA for VFR or IFR navigation, it demonstrates potential in Adverse Weather Conditions to provide a recognizable image of the horizon, terrain, helipad or runway in marginal visibility situations. FAIR systems can also monitor the presence, azimuth and relative elevation of other aircraft in the vicinity with images detected up to 20 miles out in obscured visibility conditions. Pacific Helicopter tours, Inc. uses FLIR to enhance the capabilities of our services to our customers with the knowledge that our company can support the demands of specialized aviation services with one of the most sophisticated Image technologies available in the Industry.
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