Welcome to Episode 79 of the Hangar Z Podcast. Brought to you by Vertical Valor Magazine.

The episodes we are releasing this month center around physically and mentally surviving a career in public safety.


This conversation with Jack Schonely is part two of a two-part series we recorded. Part one (episode 70) was released on January 30th.  

This second episode will focus on the aftermath of the officer down call and how we take care of ourselves afterward. 

For those who don’t know Jack Schonely you will need to listen to his full episode #23. 

Jack is a 36-year Law Enforcement Veteran, with 31 years at LAPD 19 of which were spent in the Air Support Division as both a TFO and Command Pilot. Jack created and instructs a course titled “Apprehending fleeing suspects” Jack has also written a book available online with the same title.

I highly encourage you to seek out Jack’s course or to bring him to your agency or area for training. You can contact him and find more information on Jack through his website  Officertactics.com 

Jack will also be instructing at the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Aviation fly in May 17th, 2023. 

I would like to thank our sponsors Metro Aviation SHOTOVER and CNC Technologies as well as our supporters on Patreon. 


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