Mercury Aviation offers turnkey electronic news gathering services. We have served the NBC affiliate, WLBT, in Jackson, MS with a dedicated news helicopter for more than a decade with safe and reliable service. We have also worked with ABC, CBS, and FOX. Our state of the art news helicopter is a turnkey solution for providing stunning fully stabilized HD video with microwave downlink capability anywhere in our coverage area. We can respond quickly to cover major news events from hurricanes, ice storms, infrastructure disruptions such as interstate accidents or train derailments. Our rapid deployment, central location, and complete news package insures we can be first on scene to many major stories and can get the coverage you need. We provide everything needed to get the story including pilot, camera operator, reporter, and all related cameras and equipment. We have covered a number of major national news events including numerous hurricanes. We provided the first aerial images of Hurricane Katrina from the Mississippi Gulf Coast and continued to provide footage for a number of broadcast agencies from Mississippi and New Orleans for weeks after the storm.

Our state of the art Robinson R44 HD ENG helicopter not only provides turnkey breaking news coverage, it is also ideal for providing the most affordable and efficient fully stabilized HD video for commercial production, sporting events, documentaries, industrial video, environmental assessments, and construction project management. Our customers include:

Mississippi Public Broadcasting, FLW Bass Tournaments, Offshore Super Series Powerboat Racing, The Golf Channel, NBC Sports, NASA, Mississippi Department of Transportation, Entergy, The Southern Company, The Discovery Channel, Mid Continent Express Pipeline, National Geographic.

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Our helicopters allow you to capture unique and amazing aerial images from a perspective not allowed by any other means. We can provide turnkey aerial digital stills where we provide everything needed or we can simply provide the helicopter and pilot. Contact us and let us know how we can accommodate your needs.

Mercury Aviation provides a wide array of utility services including:

• Powerline and right of way inspection
• Oil and Gas Survey and Inspection
• Environmental Assessment and Property Inspection
• HD stabilized video of utility infrastructure
• Pre and Post Construction monitoring and Inspection
• Assistance with FERC requirements

Storm and Natural Disaster Response

Operating in the Gulf South has made us experts in responding quickly and efficiently to natural disasters such as hurricanes, ice storms, and tornados. We can be pivotal in helping you with logistical and transportation support to help with your disaster response. Our roles have included post storm survey and assessment of utility right of ways and power line systems, rail systems, and oil and gas pipelines. We can also provide quick response for environmental assessments and insurance inspections and surveys. During several large gulf hurricanes we have also assisted with humanitarian aid, medical assistance and supply, and relief organization support and logistics.

        

We provide turnkey aerial law enforcement air support packages to law enforcement agencies. We can also assist with Tactical Flight Officer training, Pilot training and Air Support Unit consultation and support.

Through our dedicated Air Support Unit, Metro One, we serve the greater Jackson Metropolitan law enforcement agencies with a turn-key complete helicopter program. We provide aerial law enforcement services for the Sheriffs' Departments of Hinds and Madison Counties, the police departments of the cities of Jackson, Madison and Ridgeland, and The Reservoir Patrol.

Our full time maintenance staff has extensive experience in light corporate and utility helicopters. We specialize in Bell and Robinson Helicopters.

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