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United Rotorcraft Solutions Delivers Second Bell 407 to HALO-Flight

April 14, 2009

United Rotorcraft Solutions (URS) delivered another customized Bell 407 to HALO-Flight of Corpus Christi, TX on April 10, 2009.

This is the second that URS had contracted with HALO-Flight.

HALO-Flight, Inc. has been in operations since September, 1987. Based at the Corpus Christi International Airport, this non-profit organization was established to provide the quickest response time for transporting the critically ill and injured and is provided to all persons regardless of their ability to pay.

HALO-Flight services an area which covers 26 counties, 28,000 square miles and a population of more than 1.2 million. This new helicopter will bring HALO-Flight's fleet to three Bell 407's.

URS customized the helicopter with the integration of the Chelton's synthetic EFIS with WSI AV-300 Satellite Weather and Avidyne TAS 610 Traffic Advisory System, the KRA 405B Radar Altimeter, provisions for Chelton Auto Pilot, dual Garmin Comms and Transponder, Technisonic's TFM 136 VHF/800mhz, A711 and A710 audio and a TDFM618 for the medical crew and.

The SkyConnect Tracker with 11 channel SOP Dialer for flight following and phone communication was also installed and United Rotorcraft Solutions performed their STC'd Night Vision modifications.

URS installed the Lifeport medical interior with some highly customized features requested by HALO-Flight to better suit their operation.

The airframe was fitted with the Paravion air conditioning and bleed air heater/defroster, Super Night Scanner and the AFS Inlet Barrier Filter.