8-Aug-2014Source: Revue Thommen
Revue Thommen AG, of Switzerland, has announced that its HSL-1600 Helicopter Searchlight was selected by the Tulsa, Okla. Police Department Aviation Unit for its new fleet of AS350 B2 helicopters. Aircraft completion and searchlight system installation was carried out at Metro Aviation, with an in-service date of July 28, 2014. Thommen’s HSL-1600 Searchlight system selection... Read more
25-Feb-2014Source: Airbus Helicopters
Airbus Helicopters Inc. announced that the police departments of Oklahoma City and Tulsa have purchased AS350-series helicopters to upgrade their fleets, increasing to three the number of major Oklahoma law enforcement agencies operating Airbus Helicopters products. The Oklahoma City Police Department ordered two AS350B3e helicopters to replace their current fleet of patrol helicopters and to... Read more
14-Oct-2013Source: Tulsa World
Tulsa Police have sold the older of its two Bell 206L4 LongRangers, and will take delivery of a newly-ordered AS350B2 in April 2014. See full story FAA records show that the sold helicopter N201TP was bought by M&J Leisure LLC of Ogden, Utah.... Read more
18-Jul-2011Source: United Rotorcraft Solutions
United Rotorcraft Solutions (URS), ALEA Expo Booth #340, will display Tulsa Police Department’s Bell 206L4 at the ALEA Conference and Exposition to be held in New Orleans, LA. URS originally customized the 206 helicopter with the FLIR Ultra 8500, Two Paravion Diamond Back Monitors, Avalex Digital Recorder, Meta-Map System, GMS Microwave Broadcast System and Onboard... Read more
1-Sep-2010Source: Tulsa World
Mayor Dewey Bartlett announced Tuesday that he has authorized the second police helicopter to begin flying again... Read more
21-Jul-2010Source: News On 6
One of Tulsa’s police helicopters went back up in the air last week, and TPD says it is paying dividends. It has already assisted on a number of calls, but none more dramatic than a high-speed chase this past weekend.... Read more
1-Nov-2009Source: Tulsa World
Because of budget cuts, Saturday will be the last night either one of the two police helicopters will be flying in Tulsa for the foreseeable future.  Officials have said they will be saving $195,000 for the duration of the fiscal year by grounding the helicopters. The four officers assigned to the unit have been reassigned... Read more
