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To view this page ensure that Adobe Flash Player version 9.0.124 or greater is installed. ..Close-in access to thousands of heliports and impromptu landing facilities in addition to public and private use airports ..Unique surveillance, assessment or surveying opportunities due to their ability to hover over a fixed point ..Unparalleled point-to-point flexibility For these reasons, rotor craft are often used in congested or isolated areas where fixed-wing air-craft cannot take off or land, making them the vehicle of choice for tasks that were previously not possible with other aircraft. Today, helicopters provide a variety of uses, including transportation of people for business, law enforcement, air ambulance, electronic news gathering, construction, fire fighting, search and rescue, and military functions among others. Due to the breadth of ap-plications, helicopters have become favored for many commercial and government applications.
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