Aero Club Como participates with its seaplanes, boats and land vehicles in the Civil Protection activities of several public agencies.

The personnel and many volunteers are trained for a variety of special missions.

 

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Left, detecting an oil spill from a seaplane.
Center, analysis of the water.
Right, rescue training for dogs.

 

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Transporting small fish from a lake to another for the Department of Fisheries. The quick transport system limits to a minimum the losses during the transfer. These operations are managed by Team’s member Giorgio Porta.

 

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Typical missions of public interest executed with the equipment of a seaplane base.
Top left, securing a sunk boat. Center, monitoring a landslip.
Above, right, rescue of a meteorological probe fallen into the lake. Center, testing a new inflatable anti-flood barrier.
Right, an article telling the story of a person rescued by a seaplane pilot from a speedboat sunk in January, in the freezing waters of Lake Como, with no other boat on the whole lake that could provide help.

 

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To be familiar with water means to be familiar with water-based animals. Above, first aid service for the benefit of the fauna living at Como seaplane base.