OKC Helo Spotter's Guide?

[plaws]

Anyone have, or know of, a "spotter's guide" for the various TV, EMS, and law enforcement helicopters in Central Oklahoma? Color and model would really help. Photographs of each would be more fun, but just the colors would be helpful.

 

[dbestfirefighter]

In the City:

OCPD MD500E black and white

OHP Bell 206 black and white

Air evac Bell 206L Red white and blue

Mediflight Eurocopter EC135 Red gold and white

Eaglemed Astar AS350 Red white and blue.

DHS Astar AS350 all white

Koco TV5 Bell206 Blue and white

Kfor TV4 Bell206L?(cant remember if they got rid of the stretch when Bob Moore sponsored it) White with Blue lettering

Kwtv TV9 Bell407 Red with white lettering.


You can google all of the above and get images.

 

[plaws]

yeah, yeah - like that! Thanks!

 

[jlaizure]

Helo Photos

Here's a few I have.... I think News 9 has been repainted.....

 

[MtnBiker2005]

Check on the ALEA Airborne Law Enforcement photo gallery website.
http://www.alea.org/PhotoGallery/default.asp

Oklahoma City Police
http://www.alea.org/PhotoGallery/gallery.asp?rid=232&gid=279

Omaha Police Air Support Unit (NE)
http://www.alea.org/PhotoGallery/gallery.asp?rid=115&gid=159

If you know the FAA tail number/N-number. Search on this site.
http://www.airport-data.com/

Oklahoma City Police Department (OCPD) Helicopter 01/03/2009
http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/N689F.html

N281AE
http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/N281AE.html

 

[plaws]

I googled based on what dbestfirefighter posted and came up with some updates. Never got to the TV-copters. And what is DHS?? Does Homeland Security really have (need?) a helicopter?

• Oklahoma City PD - MD500E - black w/white/silver stripes - N689F - Photo Oklahoma City Police Department MD Helicopters 369E N689F
  
• Oklahoma Highway Patrol - Bell OH-58A Kiowa - black/white - N630HP - Photo Oklahoma Highway Patrol - OHP Bell OH-58A Kiowa N630HP
  
• Air Evac Lifeteam - Bell 206L - Blue/red/white - N###AE - http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviation-photos/photos/9/6/5/1350569.jpg
  
• OU Mediflight - Eurocopter EC130 - white/red w/gold stripes - N91OU, etc - http://www.alecbuck.com/mediagaller...0&s=20060217190755555&i=20101102101003699&p=1
  
• Eaglemed - Eurocopter A-star AS350 - white/blue w/maroon stripes - N###EM, etc - AS-350 Helicopter | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
  
• DHS Astar AS350 all white
  
• KOCO TV5 - Bell 206 Blue/white
  
• KFOR TV4 - Bell 206L - White/Blue lettering
  
• KWTV TV9 - Bell 407 - Red/white lettering.

I guess the color of the belly is really the most important to know, right? :lol:

 

[Secret_Squirrel]

Airevac Lifeteam.

Oh, and here's yet another AELT pic..oh wait...it's just Santini Air, my mistake.

 

[eharlow]

The DHS birds are US Customs/Border Patrol Air Training Center based out of Will Rogers. They just got an EC130 also a few weeks ago.

 

[jlaizure]

Oklahoma Highway Patrol has moved its aero base of operations to Max Westheimer in Norman.

 

[plaws]

The DHS birds are US Customs/Border Patrol Air Training Center based out of Will Rogers. They just got an EC130 also a few weeks ago.

Oh, right.

So "US Customs and Border Protection". I always forget just how many agencies they swallowed.

 

[woodyrr]

I passed channel 4 today on Britton Road and in addition to the white "Bob Moore" chopper, there was a lightish blue Bell with what looked like a "Z" or backward "Z" on it. It didn't appear that there was any lettering that would identify it with a television station, but I just caught a glance as I rushed by.