Wed, Jul 14, 2004
Robinson sold its first
R44 Police Helicopter in El Salvador to the National Police of El
Salvador last month. During a ceremony in San Salvador June 25,
Helica, S.A. de C.V., Robinson’s authorized dealer in El
Salvador, delivered the helicopter to the National Police.
“The National Police have three turbine helicopters, but
they can only afford to fly them two hours a week,” Helica
President Rogelio Pena said. “Now with the cost of operating
the R44, they will be able to fly two hours a night and the
turbines will remain on call.”
Pena flew the National Police Director to Torrance, California
to visit Robinson Helicopter Company, meet with Robinson Vice
President of Product Support Kurt Robinson, and ride along with El
Monte Police Department on a night patrol in the R44 Police
Helicopter. It was this visit that sold the National Police on the
R44, Pena said.
“The pilots did not want a piston because they were all
from the Air Force where they flew turbines,” Pena explained.
“When the director saw the R44’s price, cost of
operation, and how well it worked for night patrol, he went back
and convinced the National Police that an R44 was the right
aircraft.”
The National Police will use the aircraft for night police
patrols, surveillance, and as a crime deterrent in San Salvador,
Pena said. The R44 Police Helicopter features the FSI 445G-MKII
infrared camera system, Spectrolab SX-5E searchlight, and a
complete FM radio package with a NAT AMS 42 Dual Audio Controller.
The audio controller allows the observer to communicate
independently on up to three FM radios.
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