Chase aircraft follow and monitor other aircraft during flight, ensuring safety and documenting the flight with cameras. They also keep watch on the surrounding airspace for safety reasons and can guide an aircraft through an emergency landing. Skilled pilots are necessary for this task. A chase aircraft is an aircraft that follows an aircraft during […]
Hot pursuit is the immediate pursuit of a suspect by law enforcement who has committed or is suspected of committing a crime. It can be used to describe a chase after a suspect who refuses to pull over or attempts to flee the scene. Pursuit can also allow officers to follow a suspect into another […]
Police pursuits are authorized to catch suspects who use vehicles to evade arrest, but each agency has its own policies on when and where to pursue. Suspects may break the law during chases, and officers are trained to catch them safely. Pursuits are only allowed for serious crimes or threats to public safety, and officers […]
The idiom “wild goose chase” means a futile activity, but has nothing to do with geese. It originated from a horse race in 16th century England, where horses followed a leader in a formation resembling geese. Shakespeare used it metaphorically in Romeo and Juliet. The term “greylag hunt” was a backformation. The idiom survived in […]
