We are honoring Black History Month and highlighting the remarkable achievements of people in the tri-state area, and it's possible none fly higher than a few pilots from the NYPD Aviation Unit. FOX 5 NY's Dan Bowens went on patrol recently with some pilots.
We are honoring Black History Month and highlighting the remarkable achievements of people in the tri-state area, and it's possible none fly higher than a few pilots from the NYPD Aviation Unit."I grew up in the housing projects in the city of New York and I never thought, never dreamed that I would be here flying multimillion dollar aircraft. It is just absolutely amazing," Worthington said.
To become a pilot takes years of training, expertise and dedication. Charles and Worthingon now represent not just some of the top aviators in the city, but the diverse range of possibilities within the police force – no matter your background. The members of the unit are highly skilled and undergo rigorous training, including specialized courses in tactics, search and rescue, and aviation safety.
"We're, we're always on alert. So at any time, anything could happen. We are always ready to go," Charles said. "At times, it gets very intense," he said. "But if we can calm down, then we are going to help the units on the ground. So we have to kind of be smooth and be cool while we're in the air and kind of do our job from above as well."
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