02-09-2023 Here is one of HeliQwest Aviation's Beautiful BELL 205A-1 / UH-1H Helicopter with High Skids at the Whiteman Airport in Southern California. Check out HeliQwest at heliqwest.com/
CHUCHUPATE HELITACK H-530 US Forest Service
Manufacturer: BELL
Model: 205A-1 / UH-1V
Registration # N502HQ
c/n: 30172
Year: 1974
History on Helicopter this Bell 205A-1 Registered as N502HQ & Previous Registration numbers are C-FSXX, PP-EOU, PT-HIK & N333LS. Used by HeliQwest & Previous Company Names, Skyline Helicopters , Eagle Copters.
The Model 205A-1 is equivalent to the UH-1H, which, compared to the 204, is longer, larger, and has better performance and a more powerful engine.
Bell 205A-1 - Civil or military utility transport helicopter version, initial version based on the UH-1H. Powered by one T53-13A, max weight 9,500 pounds (10,500 for external loads), max passengers, 14
Helitack crews are teams of firefighters who are transported by helicopter to wildfires. Helicopters provide rapid transport, enabling helitack crews to quickly respond and assess a wildfire situation. Helitack crews may land near a wildfire or, if equipped and trained, rappel from a hovering helicopter. Once on the ground, crews build firelines using hand tools, chainsaws, and other firefighting tools. They often remain overnight in remote locations. After they have completed their assignment, crew members may pack up to 120 pounds of equipment over difficult terrain to reach a pick-up point. Rappellers often prepare helispots (helicopter landing zones) that provide better access to a fire. Helicopter crew members may also perform other duties such as tree falling, firing operations, delivering people and equipment, and managing helibases.
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