Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) Senior Pilot, Brian Hand and his partner spent Thursday morning, July 27, 2023 making quite an impression on the kids enrolled in the Academy.
Participants in Summerdale PD's Junior Academy got a hand-on experience with ALEA's helicopter Thursday morning
Not only did the Academy participants get to see the helicopter up close, but they also got to sit in the pilot’s seat and take the controls. Hand patiently explained how the aircraft works and how the onboard tools can assist in a variety of operations. “Guess I figured they were bringing a Blackhawk helicopter, but it wasn’t,” laughed Central Baldwin Middle School 8th-grader, Luke Barrows. “It was just one of the police cars…police helicopters but it was pretty cool. Get into it and basically acting like you’re in, just actually flying.”
The Junior Academy was organized by Summerdale Police detective, Jeff Michael. He said its rewarding to bridge the knowledge gap between how the students think things work and reality.
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