Eurocopter presents solutions for every type of search and rescue (SAR) operation in Brighton.

The SAR seminar held in Brighton in the United Kingdom on June 3 and 4, 2008, was the perfect opportunity for Eurocopter to present its range of solutions covering every aspect of SAR missions. The guests at the seminar included customers and prospective SAR customers from four different spheres: the military, governmental agencies like coast guards, commercial operators and new comers as Oil & Gas companies.

Eurocopter’s dedicated offer in the SAR field is based on four types of helicopters: The EC145, the AS365 N3 Dauphin, the EC225/EC725 and the latest addition to the range, the EC175. The full SAR capacities of this newcomer were presented in Brighton.

“Eurocopter’s aircraft are becoming increasingly better suited to the requirements of SAR missions. The new autopilot, in particular, provides unmatched mission capability, and the human-machine interface dramatically reduces the pilot’s workload,” explains Jerôme Combe, key segment manager (KSM) for the search and rescue segment at Eurocopter.

“SAR platforms requirements vary according to the environment, the history of the country, the budgets allocated and the area to be covered. The optional offered are based on levels of coverage, from day to 24-hour service inland and at sea including long distances. Whatever the SAR requirements, Eurocopter has a solution. We intend to organize this type of seminar every two years so that we can build a “family” of SAR operators that use Eurocopter helicopters.”