California Highway Patrol

Helicopters

The CHP Air Operations Program began in the late 1960s providing emergency response, homeland security missions, patrol of rural roadways, speed enforcement, special events, and transportation.

As of 2016 operates 15 airplanes and 15 helicopters with 170 CHP pilots and flight officers from eight air units throughout the state.

News of California Highway Patrol

California Highway Patrol Using RECCO Detector, 23-Feb-22 : #MissingPeople The California Highway Patrol (CHP) is now operational with the Swedish RECCO SAR helicopter detector used to search for missing people wearing RECCO reflectors

California Wild Fires 2017, 05-Mar-18 : Airbus takes a look at how helicopters helped save lives during the California wildfires of 2017, an effort that drew on aviation resources for everything from rescues to taking the damage’s toll

California Highway Patrol H125 at IACP 2016, 13-Oct-16 : #IACP2016 California Highway Patrol H125 / AS350B3e AStar will be on display at the 2016 International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) Conference in San Diego, Oct.16-18

California Highway Patrol Receives Accreditation, 05-Aug-16 : California Highway Patrol (CHP) became one of 10 accredited air operations programs in the United States.

Police H125 Sales Leader in California and U.S., 18-Jan-16 : Airbus Helicopters USA recently delivered 6 new H125 / AS350B3e AStars to four California law enforcement agencies

14-Jul-15 - California Highway Patrol and LAPD New H125
12-Jul-15 - Donaldson Barrier Filters for Airborne Law Units
03-Apr-15 - Trakka Searchlight chosen for CHP AS350 Fleet
25-Feb-15 - Becker Radios for California Highway Patrol AS350B3
04-Sep-14 - California Highway Patrol orders 15 AS350B3e

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Years	Location	ICAO/FAA

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Years	Models
1984/	AS350 Ecureuil

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