Helicopter - all variants

[jslugman]

Customs on the prowl....


DHS USCBP Hughes OA-6A N5475A KTUS by James O'Rear acc0879 by James "JSlugman" O'Rear, on Flickr

[Chris Kennedy]

They went thataway.

Note the observer deputy's service weapon in a cross-draw holster.

[cpasley]

A119 Koala N195FB ,Phoenix Police by Chris Pasley, on Flickr

[Joe Copalman]

SabreCat HD TwinStar lifting off at Falcon Field to film the departure of Sentimental Journey.  Not sure what the full story is, but these guys flew a few times on Saturday, and filmed SJ on two of those flights.

[Matt Ottosen]

Phoenix PD's Agusta A119 Koala departing Deer Valley.

[Chris Kennedy]

Care Flight 2 (yes, it's 2 not 1 as it says on the tail) lifting after refueling at DVT. Double beacon flash!

Note the way the white stripe on the fuselage continues all the way to the little strut that protects the tail boom from ground contact.

[Joe Copalman]

[Chris Kennedy]

Has anybody heard anything about Phoenix PD getting a new helicopter? N357FB is listed by the FAA as a 2010 model registered to American Eurocopter.

It doesn't have a FLIR (at least not yet) but it does have a white cylindrical device that looks like the ones mounted on Civil Air Patrol planes.

[Jay Beckman]

Very well captured Joe.  There's something about the rotor droop pointing at the camera that adds a nice dynamic.  Well Seen...

[Lynn Evans]

A pair of Sikorsky Sky Cranes fighting the Eagle Rock fire June 2010. These were taken at Kaibab Lake near Williams, AZ. The red one got a little low and washed his wheels. The orange one's tilt shows the effect of 30 to 40 mph winds, making a steady hover very difficult while loading.

[jslugman]

About all I can say is......WOW!

[Lynn Evans]

This is not a technically good photo, but it does show the courage of the pilots flying these fires!!! He disappeared into the smoke to make the drop, it seemed like a long time, but probably not more than a minute or two. The wind was blowing 50 mph and embers were starting fires 2 miles in front of the fire.

[Chris Kennedy]

Care Flight 8 landing at DVT for fuel.

[Jay Beckman]

Inbound to Willie


Outbound in much less light

[Brian Lockett]

Native 7 Native Air Eurocopter AS 350 B3 N827NA landing at Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport on Saturday January 15, 2011.