The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department has taken delivery of an H125 for its Texas Game Wardens division from Metro Aviation. The Texas Game Wardens division was an early adopter of air assets, acquiring its first aircraft in the 1930s. As well as its primary conservation law enforcement focus, the Game Wardens division also carries out search and rescue and aerial firefighting missions
The latest aircraft is equipped with a Cargo Swing, L3 Wescam thermal imager and moving map, XM radio and audio, and a searchlight. These additions, along with other mission-essential equipment, including a 17-inch touchscreen monitor, programmable video switch with push-button source switching, DVR, flip-down 10-inch monitor, a data converter to crossfill point data from the moving map to the Garmin NavCom, PA loud hailer, DZM Flight Cell and Sat Phone, Garmin Traffic computer and the state-of-the-art Garmin autopilot, significantly enhance the aircraft’s capabilities.
Commenting on the delivery, Game Warden Chief Pilot Brandon Rose said, “With the delivery of the new 2023 H125 completed by Metro Aviation, along with our 2014 H125, we will have a strong fleet of A-Star helicopters in the Texas Parks and Wildlife Aviation Unit.”
Photo: Metro Aviation
