<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/victoria-police-commissioner-mike-bush-apologises-after-taking-helicopter-to-tasmania/21d99b78-af9b-4bca-aade-f7c6f7d3c938" rel="" target="" title="Victoria's top cop"><span>Victoria's top cop</span></a><span> is facing further scrutiny over a second chopper ride as revelations emerge his wife also took a trip on the police Air Wing.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Chief Police Commissioner Mike Bush again defended his use of the taxpayer-funded police helicopter after it was revealed he used it another time for a demonstration on July 29.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The second helicopter ride was not non-operational travel and was necessary to ensure Bush could familiarise himself with the technology after he began his tenure, Victoria Police said.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/vending-machine-business-why-australians-are-buying-selling-snack-machines-for-extra-income/1999b07f-1822-400d-a5bb-e249b5728d6c" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>Why thousands of Australians are buying and selling snack vending machines</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Bush's wife Vicky also took a flight in June alongside two visiting police officers from New Zealand.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"I have only used the Victoria Police Air Wing helicopter once for non-operational travel," Bush said in a statement.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"This was in relation to a recent trip to Hobart and I have rightly publicly apologised for this. Outside of this, I have only been onboard the Air Wing helicopter one other time."</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/victoria-police-commissioner-mike-bush-helicopter-ride-scrutiny-wife-trip/5a17b85f-d6bc-49b5-a935-6ee63da6de4b" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Bush said he used the Air Wing while being "educated on the capability of our specialist resources".</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span> "As a new Chief Commissioner, I have been very clear that I need a proper understanding of how the organisation works," Bush continued.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"This day was organised with this in mind and provided me with a deeper knowledge of how our elite units work to keep Victoria safe.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"To be clear, this flight was not for non-operational travel – it was to gain a very real understanding of how the Air Wing operates in the air which simply cannot be achieved from ground level."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/louisville-ups-plane-crash-update-death-toll-rises-to-nine/fde6a27a-6160-488f-9bf5-77fdb5d2418a" target="_blank"><strong><span>Death toll rises to at least nine in Kentucky cargo plane crash</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He was dropped back to police headquarters because the chopper was already headed that way.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Bush was not on the flight when his wife went up in the police helicopter over Melbourne on June 28.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The flight lasted 10 minutes and was a pre-arranged trip.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The commissioner issued a public apology last month after it was found he used the helicopter to visit Hobart for a work conference, a move that didn't quite pass the pub test.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Bush admitted in a statement it was not the right decision and accepted he should have "looked harder for a commercial flight" for his interstate trip.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A Victoria Police spokesperson previously confirmed Bush took a secondary Air Wing to Hobart for a "critical" meeting.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>This type of chopper is predominantly is used for training flights and acts as a back-up for the primary helicopter.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The police helicopter costs an estimated $10,000 for every hour it is in the sky.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/how-to-follow-9news-digital/29855bb1-ad3d-4c38-bc25-3cb52af1216f" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>DOWNLOAD THE 9NEWS APP</span></em></strong></a><strong><em><span>: Stay across all the latest in breaking news, sport, politics and the weather via our news app and get notifications sent straight to your smartphone. 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