New police chopper touches down at ORIA
New RCIPS helicopter (CLICK TO ENLARGE)
(CNS): The new RCIPS helicopter, an Airbus 145, arrived at Owen Roberts International Airport Thursday afternoon. It was fast-tracked after the existing police chopper was taken out of service and sent for maintenance, having been damaged in a crash landing due to a technical fault last month. The new machine will not only fill the gap in law enforcement but is expected to be used for the royal visit next week. It was purchased under a joint deal with the UK and will be deployed to other overseas territories in the region for emergencies when needed.
Robert Scotland, the commander of the new Cayman Islands Coast Guard, was one of several government officials that welcomed the arrival of the new chopper, as the new machine has been fitted to enable it to be used in search and rescue as well as running down gun and drug smugglers.
Category: Coast Guard, Crime, Crime Prevention, Police
The helicopter was rushed so that it could shuttle the Prince around Grand Cayman instead of driving where people could see him and he could see the planning mess – proper planning is a favourite subject of the Prince.
Why don’t you negative posters think of the good this helicopter will bring to this island instead of being more concerned where it was registered. What difference does it make whether it was the US, UK or the moon! This much needed helicopter will be an immense help for the Police, the transportation of seriously ill people, for drug enforcement, the protection of our borders, search and rescue etc., etc.,
However much it costs it certainly not going to be a liability. This is for the benefit of all you people of the Cayman Islands.
Cant keep nothing a secret now more lol
cause they prob bought a used re painted US chopper at new price ….things that make u same Mmmmmmmm
Where does it say registered in the US I only see airbus on the tail the manufacturer name
Registrations beginning with N indicate US registered aircraft
Re Tail Number – I am not an expert but I can Bing – Flightaware.com shows the aircraft number registered to AIRBUS HELICOPTERS INC, GRAND PRAIRIE , TX, US. It also shows the aircraft flying around Grand Cayman. So logic suggests that we bought/leased the aircraft from the US company, where it was registered and retained its # after repainting until it could be flown down here. At some point (if bought) the ownership will transfer and the registration change. – Its probably just a timing vs PR simplicity issue.
https://flightaware.com/resources/registration/N470AH
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N470AH
No it will have to walk over water! if it can fly over land why not water?
Keep that pest away from my kites that I fly!
Why is it registered in the USA?
Because it had 5 previous USA registrant, in 4 different states, before being reacquired by Airbus Helicopters office in Grand Prairie TX last year, and then exported to CI.
https://flightaware.com/resources/registration/N470AH
People like you…Did you read the details of your link? The Aircraft has one registration on the manufacture Airbus. The tailnumber was used on a different aircraft before (what you refer to licensed in 5 states) – you can see the different serial number and the license dates years back. Unless this chopper came back from the future your post is absolutely useless.
The FAA tail number was being recycled, that’s all. Chopper serial number changed Feb 2018. Can everyone pls calm down? For Pete’s sake, does anyone really care what the temporary tail number was in flying down here from USA airspace?!?
Does it have a kick stand for erroneous pilot error take offs?
Does it have an idiot bomb on board for you, dumb ass? The accident wasn’t pilot error, it was mechanical failure. Any moron knows that a pilot with 1000’s hours experience won’t fly backwards into the ground. It was clearly a command failure, but then again how would we expect a bobo who thinks a Honda Accord is a racing car would know any better.
You sound hurt. It’s pretty clear there was pilot error, but you keep defending the obviously rock solid facts in the accident.
Dayummmmm… Must have hit close to home there 11:27…
Well at least the RCIPS thought of Airbus, a pity our national airline didn’t.
That’s the difference between the civil service and public service. Public service waste our money the civil service doesn’t.
2.59pm Do you always think in reverse?.
can it fly over water?
I don’t think the helicopter can tell if it’s over land or water…
It has “water wings”
…How do you think it got here?
Boat
Well it had to get here . Sherlock
Mar 21 Providenciales Island (PLS / MBPV) 07:30 AST 08:08 AST Guantanamo Bay Naval Station (NBW / MUGM) – EC45 (N470AH) Landed –
N470AH
Mar 20 Fort Lauderdale (KFXE) 09:00 EDT 09:56 EDT Nassau (NAS / MYNN) – EC45 (N470AH) Landed
N470AH
Mar 19 Lakeland (LAL / KLAL) 16:30 EDT 16:43 EDT Fort Lauderdale (KFXE) – EC45 (N470AH) Landed 18:05 EDT
N470AH
Mar 19 Tallahassee (TLH / KTLH) 12:30 EDT 14:15 EDT Lakeland (LAL / KLAL) – EC45 (N470AH) Landed
N470AH
Mar 19 Columbus/W Point/Starkville (GTR / KGTR) 09:00 CDT 09:52 CDT Tallahassee (TLH / KTLH) – EC45 (N470AH) Landed
https://www.radarbox24.com/data/flights/n470ah#1259491488
If that is really a photograph of the new helicopter, why is it registered in the USA?
Culd be that it was flown here from the US and had to be licensed to do so. Now that it’s here it can be licensed in Cayman…Just a very plausible idea…
If this is our helicopter why is it showing a US registration tail number?
Would you rather it came from Jamaica?
Wrong colour. Send it back.
Very nice congrats RCIP