POLICE HELICOPTER PILOT AIRCREW COURSE In 2003, Leo Bell, a 15 year police vet-
eran and founder of California Aviation Services, Inc. (CAS), entered into a con- tract with the City of Fontana, CA, to pro- vide a complete aviation unit for helicopter police patrol. The original pur- pose was to have a two-year program which would enable Fontana’s police de- partment to learn helicopter operations, aircraft management, helicopter tactical operations, etc. from the experienced
group at CAS. The initial two-year pro- gram was intended to end in 2005 with Fontana purchasing their own helicopter and starting on their own. However, the economical police helicopter contract was so successful the City of Fontana decided to keep Leo Bell’s police helicopter oper- ation serving the city for an additional seven years. California Aviation Services will now
place the fully equipped Robinson R-44II Police Helicopter into full-time service at the flight school in Riverside, CA. The
company has gained FAA Part 141 Ap- proval for its Commercial Helicopter Pilot Courses and has a specialized “Police Hel- icopter Pilot Aircrew Course” that will be integrated into the program. The R-44 helicopter will be utilized by civilian and police pilot trainees along with an experi- enced flight instructor onboard. The local communities will gain benefit from the success of the California Aviation and Fontana relationship over the years. The experienced staff at California Avia- tion Services will be instructing new pilots
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