Police in Midlothian deployed the force helicopter during a search for a "vulnerable" missing man over the weekend.
Police Scotland's Air Unit account on social media uploaded an image of their radar while tracing the man in the Gorebridge area and said after setting off, he was quickly traced.
After the man was spotted on their radar, they alerted nearby officers who traced him, saying they had already carried out "lengthy" searches before requesting for air support.
