BRYAN SMITH has spent his career developing and implementing safety solutions for pilots and operators. He is a full-time chief pilot of a law enforcement air support unit and APSA's Safety Program Manager. Bryan's passion for aviation safety and training has given him the opportunity to meet and instruct safety classes to hundreds of airborne law enforcement aviators in the United States, Canada, Europe (Belgium, Netherlands, Germany and Latvia), Africa and Brazil. In 2017, Bryan earned the Helicopter Association International's prestigious Safety Award for his efforts.