Washington State Highway Patrol provides statewide aerial enforcement, rapid response, airborne assessments of incidents, and transportation services in support of the Patrol’s public safety mission — says the Washington State Highway Patrol in some sharp-looking PR material. But the Patrol's glossy brochure doesn't mention WSP Aviation's strongest hidden asset: its banter. The reason for that is understandable. After all, Department of Homeland Security provided a many-hundred-thousand dollar grant for aerial DUI enforcement, not conversations about hunting or jokes about flying sideways between downtown skyscrapers. WSP Aviation currently manages seven aircraft. They are a pair of King Airs, three Cessna 182's, and a pair of Cessna 206's. (In one publication the 206's were mistakenly referred to as Cessna 208's. That happened to be the publication I was reading when I wrote the burned-in caption toward to the beginning of this video.) It's the Cessna 206's that are equipped with thermal imaging cameras, which have a custom software solution that allows any target to be marked and its ground speed automatically calculated, which is how aerial speed enforcement happens without needing special areas of roadway marked at fixed intervals for aerial visibility and speed calculation. Aerial services provides statewide day and night aerial traffic enforcement, traffic congestion management, pursuit management, as well as services such as crowd monitoring, search and rescue support, and more. You have probably seen footage from police helicopters. Police fixed-wing aircraft? Less likely. c Let's change that. ~~~ Want to help make Real World Police happen AND get rewarded for it? Become a supporter on Patreon today and get access to tons of supporter-only content — including the new Real World Police: Roadcam series! https://patreon.com/realworldpolice Prefer PayPal? https://paypal.me/realworldpolice Prefer nothing? That works too. ~~~ Curious to know how much it costs to obtain this channel's content? Wonder no more, as there is a public post on Patreon that offers a comprehensive and transparent overview — including a link to nearly all of the channel's invoices paid between August 2018 and May 2019. Direct link: http://tiny.cc/dollaz