DARRYL J. KIMBALL, a sergeant and helicopter pilot with the San Diego Sheriff's Department, came to California from his hometown of Oktaha, Oklahoma. After 15 years on the patrol beat, he joined the department's air unit, ASTREA (Aerial Support to Regional Enforcement Agencies), in 2005. Darryl runs the popular blog policehelicopterpilot.com. ALLAN T. DUFFIN is a writer/producer based in Los Angeles. A veteran of the U.S. Air Force, he is the author of History in Blue: 160 Years of Women Police, Sheriffs, Detectives, and State Troopers and co-author of The "12 O'Clock High" Logbook: The Unoffi...