chopperdr, yes I think they are fdc.
Helimark, the point I was making is that Border Patrol are not afraid to perform off airport/heliport landings. I can not tell you why they are buying AS350B3s, I am sure there are plenty of reasons, not all of them to do with the aircraft either. I do know that the few Border Patrol pilots I talked to say that the AS350 will not perform their mission. They would much rather have 369F models.
After all, if you were at ALEA this year, there was only one aircraft manufacturer there with aircraft capable of flying demonstrations in the harsh envoirment.
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