HP Helicopters

High Performance Helicopters builds and operates medium and large helicopters in support of Wildland Fire Fighting, Aerial Construction and Aerospace R&D.

[SoCal @SocalAirOps]

Initial Attack means hitting these new fires hard and fast. The High Performance Helicopter fleet responding to a new start in late August after a lightning storm rolled through..

[Monterey Co Sheriff @MCoSheriff]

Carmel Burning | Cal Fire- This is a great video from ⁦⁦@CAL_FIRE⁩ . It really shows how how fast fire moves and how important it is to evacuate as soon as fire ⁦@MontereyCoOES⁩ or law enforcement issue an evacuation order. https://t.co/onFJH4l7s5

[Austin Dave @AustinDave_]

.@LACOFD and @LACoFireAirOps led the procession escorting the body of Mike Fournier, a helicopter pilot killed in a crash while fighting a wildfire near Coalinga. They passed through the Santa Clarita Valley this morning.

Thank you for your service and courage Mike.

[Courtney Kreider @KreiderCourtney]

Thank you to our pilots at a time where it seems our entire state is on fire. This is the #WoodwardFire in #MarinCounty. Our local #hotshots, fighting the fire, captured this water drop 🔥 #CaliforniaWildfires @KRCR7

[HP Helicopters @BradBauder]

#Blackhawk 286 had great day working with our friends from #aeroflight. Worked together to knock down the 5000 acre #Hillfire for the #usfs

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

Aloha, welcome back from space 💫

[Combat Learjet @Combat_learjet]

THATS AS LOW AS YOU GET BOYS!!! AWESOME . I appreciate what all these folks do for us!!! @10_tanker .
Thanks for sending this over @american_kamikaze

[HP Helicopters @BradBauder]

Here is a picture of one of the best crews on the planet! We’re so thankful and proud of the amazing people that make up the HP Helicopters team. This years #HeliExpo #helicopter convention was a complete success thanks the their hard work and dedication.

[9News Sydney @9NewsSyd]

#WATCH: This is how quickly a bushfire can overrun you. Within three minutes, fire crews at Shoalhaven go from setting up for property protection to fleeing for their lives due to a change of wind. Always have your bushfire survival plan ready. #9News

[HP Helicopters @BradBauder]

#blackhawk #helicopter 286 lands at the #HELIEXPO on Saturday and will be set up in front of a worldwide aviation audience to showcase its capabilities and its new 1,100 gallon #helitak fire fighting tank. It’s gonna be a great week!

[HP Helicopters @BradBauder]

Spot drop action from last weeks certification flights. This new tank is amazing and will be an incredible tool for our #Blackhawk #Helicopter

[HP Helicopters @BradBauder]

We are very pleased with the first partial load (About 1/2 tank or 600 gallons) dropped with the new #Helitak #firefighting #blackhawk #helicopter tank.

[HP Helicopters @BradBauder]

This was first of multiple FAA test flights on our new Gen 2 #Helitak #Blackhawk #fire tank last week.

[Vertical Magazine @verticalmag]

#HeliExpo fly-in, day 2 arrivals. See more of our red carpet pics here: https://t.co/VtYTxW8fd9 #haiexpo20

[NWS Los Angeles @NWSLosAngeles]

Why does Southern California get gusty offshore or Santa Ana winds this time of year? Here are some graphics below to help to understand what drives a Santa Ana Wind event. #cawx #Socal #LAweather

[Mobones @mofilly]

#RanchFire helibase at Red Bluff Airport #cafire #redbluffairport #Calfire

[Pauline Acalin @w00ki33]

Magnificent. I’m just shaking my head with what SpaceX is capable of achieving. Consistently.

[HP Helicopters @BradBauder]

View from the crew chief in our #Blackhawk #Helicopter from a recent fire.

[Mike Lerseth @MikeLerseth]

One of the last helicopter drops on the fire burning in Vallejo on the Cal Maritime campus #GlenCoveFire @sfchronicle

[Karl @KarlKFI]

#LafayetteFire nowhere near as big and scary as the #KincadeFire or #GlencoveFire but right on top of the 24 freeway. The brush near BART was even on fire and a plane dropped retardant over the freeway. Caught a helicopter dousing the hill near Lafayette Tenis Club.