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Brainerd Helicopter Services Fleet

Brainerd Helicopter Service operates a fleet including a Bell L3 Long Ranger, Bell L4 Long Ranger, Bell 206B, and three Bell 407s.

Our helicopters are maintained in accordance with Federal Aviation Administration Regulations (FAR’s) and Bell Helicopter maintenance instructions by our qualified and school trained mechanics.

Brainerd Helicopter Service helicopters are certified for Federal Aviation Administration Regulations Part 133, 135, and 137 operations. They are inspected annually by the Department of Interior/USFS agencies for Aerial Fire Fighting carding.

All aircraft are equipped with traffic avoidance systems, (ADS-B In and ADS-B Out), radar altimeters, Garmin 796 with XM Weather, iPads with Foreflight or Garmin Pilot apps with aviation weather and charts, real time automatic Flight Following (AFF) system, Bose/LightSpeed noise cancelling headsets, and iPad mounts and chargers.

brainerd helicopters

Bell 407

6 passenger seating (5 comfortably)
2.8 hour endurance
120 knot cruising speed
5250 pounds maximum gross internal weight
6000 pounds maximum gross external weight
2650 pound maximum cargo hook weight

Bell 206B3 Jet Ranger

4 passenger seating (3 comfortably)
3 hour endurance
105 knot cruising speed
3350 pounds maximum gross weight
1500 pounds maximum cargo hook weight

Bell L4 Long Ranger

6 passenger seating (5 comfortably)
3 hour endurance
110 knot cruising speed
4450 pounds maximum gross internal weight
4550 pounds maximum gross external weight
2000 pound maximum cargo hook weight

Bell L3 Long Ranger

6 passenger seating (5 comfortably)
3 hour endurance
110 knot cruising speed
4150 pounds maximum gross internal weight
4250 pounds maximum gross external weight
2000 pound maximum cargo hook weight