New Idea That Works


The teaming of drones and helicopters is still a new idea for many SAR operators.


However, it is being nurtured by myriad ground-based SAR units.


“Traditional airborne public safety units that are conducting SAR operations are typically supporting ground-based units,” said Terry Miyauchi, Bell’s parapublic customer solutions manager. “These units are already starting to utilize small UAS directly as they coordinate their operations with air-based SAR units.”


The Canadian Armed Forces teamed one of its Israel Aerospace Industries Heron drones with a fixed-wing aircraft piloted by the Civil Air Search and Rescue Association (CASARA) in a concept- proving SAR exercise. They simulated an aircraft wreck in Suffield, Alberta, with actors on site serving as “victims.”


“In this exercise, the Heron drone would spot the target using a grid pattern, then we’d fly in and drop a small aerial rescue kit to the people on the ground,” said Frank Schuurmans, pilot and president of CASARA-Saskatchewan. “This was our first exposure to teaming and it worked well. As drone technology improves, I can see teaming being a big part of our future.”


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