This bid is for on-call helicopter services across coastal and desert park locations in California, with a base in San Diego, Orange, Riverside, Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Ventura, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, or Kern County.
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What the job is
Aircraft: One Type 3, high-skid, four-passenger turbine helicopter: Bell 206L3/L4, 206B3, 407, 505, or Airbus AS350B2/B3.
Work: Long-line removal of plants and debris from remote cannabis grow sites, reconnaissance, and occasional emergency support.
Performance: Hover out of ground effect at 5,000 feet pressure altitude and 20°C with 1.5 hours of fuel, a 200-pound pilot, and a 500-pound external payload; cruise at 100 knots IAS.
Equipment: Minimum 100-foot, ½-inch synthetic long line, cargo hook, satellite flight following, GPS, VHF-AM/FM radios, and intercom.
Support: Qualified commercial or ATP pilots experienced in precision long-line operations, fuel, maintenance, and a fuel truck with driver capable of supporting eight flight hours.
Schedule: Estimated February 21, 2027–February 20, 2030, with two optional additional years at the same daily operational rates; minimum two weeks’ advance notice for requests.
Pricing: Please provide daily operational rates by aircraft model, including aircraft, pilot, support personnel, maintenance, and insurance. List fuel truck mileage separately; flight hours are paid separately at prescribed model-specific rates.
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