In approximately a month, the U. S. Park Police Aviation Unit will take possession of a newer Bell 412 helicopter that will replace the aging Eagle 2 helicopter. Eagle 2 has over 9,800 flight hours, which is approximately 4,800 hours past DOI replacement regulations. The replacement Bell 412 helicopter has approximately 2500 flight hours. The … Continue reading Aviation to receive a ‘New’ Eagle
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Chairman’s Annual Message
Brothers and Sisters, 2015 was both an unusual year and a very average year for us. We had a budget increase but a paltry one. We got to prepare to watch as the National Park Service squanders MILLIONS of dollars on a birthday party while we drive cars that should be condemned, a radio system … Continue reading Chairman’s Annual Message
EAGLE TIMES DISPATCH – 225th U. S. Park Police Anniversary Issue
THEN- NBCWASHINGTON. COM “Concerns About Age, Flying Time of Park Police Helicopter” NOW- NPS Has Issue on Ignore
THEN 3/31/2015- NBCWASHINGTON.COM - "Concerns About Age, Flying Time of Park Police Helicopter" The U.S. Park Police’s Eagle 2 helicopter -- which polices the most secure airspace in the nation and helps lead presidential motorcades -- should have been grounded two years ago, according to an internal study by the Park Police and the U.S. … Continue reading THEN- NBCWASHINGTON. COM “Concerns About Age, Flying Time of Park Police Helicopter” NOW- NPS Has Issue on Ignore