Yuba Sutter Sheriff's Aero Squadron

08/30/2026

08/30/2026

Congratulations to Tabitha Lopez, the Communications Manager for the Sutter Sheriff’s Department, winner of the free flight with the Yuba Sutter Sheriff’s Aero Squadron.

Squadron pilot Bob Amarel. took our winner on a spectacular Saturday flight around the valley demonstrating the capability of our pilots and their planes.

Congratulations to Tabitha Lopez, the Communications Manager for the Sutter Sheriff’s Department, winner of the free flight with the Yuba Sutter Sheriff’s Aero Squadron.

Squadron pilot Bob Amarel. took our winner on a spectacular Saturday flight around the valley demonstrating the capability of our pilots and their planes.

08/05/2026

Another great Sutter County Sheriff’s National Night Out! Great to see the community come out and see all the resources that we provide to the community.

Yuba-Sutter Sheriff’s Aero Squadron was on hand and raffled off a free 1-hour flight for 3.

Sheriff Barnes drew Tabitha Lopez, the Communications Manager for the Sutter Sheriff’s Department, from the bucket making her the big winner of the night!

Good times … great community!

06/26/2026

"Yuba Sutter Sheriff’s Aero Squadron provides our Sheriff’s with the ability to search large areas quickly and efficiently, providing officers with just one more tool for assisting in search and rescue or aerial observations when the situation calls for it. "

06/26/2026

“Supporting our local airports is a great way to spend a Saturday morning. Fly or drive over and show Colusa our support for aviation in our surrounding communities!”

05/31/2026

It was a great celebration honoring Fred Young with the FAA’s prestigious Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award at the Beale Aero Club Safety Meeting on Saturday. As a long-standing volunteer with the Yuba Sutter Sheriff’s Aero Squadron and a life-long aviation mentor and pilot, with 50 plus years of experience, Fred has accumulated over 28,000 hrs. of helicopter time and over 31,000 hrs. in total aviation time before he simply stopped counting. His contributions to his family, country, community and friends are nothing short of extraordinary. The Yuba Sutter Sheriff’s Aero Squadron was excited to help celebrate this amazing award to this amazing man and his family.
Congratulations Fred, you certainly are a Master Pilot and a true representative of our squadron and our community.

05/18/2026

Thank you all that participated in the 3rd Annual WHEN PIG’S FLY event on Saturday night. Thankfully the winds took a bit of a break long enough for the event to take place. Great food by Silver Sage Catering, prizes and music, by Jimmy and The Jets, all made for a fun time.

04/25/2026

The Yuba-Sutter Sheriff's Aero Squadron provides a team of volunteer aviators whose primary mission is to assist our Yuba and Sutter County Sheriff’s. Whether it be providing aerial services for tactical operations, conducting search and rescue missions for missing persons or equipment or investigating hard to reach locations, the Aero Squadron provides the men and women of the Yuba/Sutter Sheriff’s Department a valuable resource in the sky when they need it.