LAPD officer becomes first Asian-American helicopter pilot

By Shelly Insheiwat, FOX 11

Published June 15, 2017 7:08pm PDT

FOX 11 Los Angeles

(FOX 11) - A really big honor for a former LAPD street cop.

She becomes the department's first Asian-American female helicopter pilot.

A big day for sergeant Janet Kim who not only earned her wings today but also becomes the first Asian-American woman to patrol the skies of L.A>

Something she's dreamed of doing since her ten years of patrolling the streets of L.A.

A major achievement she says not only because she knew nothing about aeronautics before signing up, but she had to compete with her classmates, who were all former experienced pilots.

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