svtcobra66 Posted April 11, 2007 Report Share Posted April 11, 2007 It looks like I may be moving to Houston in the near future, and I'm curious if anyone has experience with airborne law enforcement in the area. I'm not an officer yet, and I'm curious as to the requirements if anyone knows. I have heard everything from "occassionally they will hire from outside the dept. but you need lots of time" to "you can get hired on right out of academy" to "you will have to be an officer for a couple years before you apply, and there are no guarantees". So if anyone can enlighten me, I have my CML/IFR heli ratings. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EAGLE1 Posted April 11, 2007 Report Share Posted April 11, 2007 According to the ALEA data base. You must be a sworn officer with a minimum of 4 years police experience before consideration in the air unit. Not necessarily the definitive answer but it is what they are publishing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mechanic Posted April 11, 2007 Report Share Posted April 11, 2007 All I know is that they fly Schw 300c's and 333's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helo-Pilot Posted May 17, 2007 Report Share Posted May 17, 2007 Actually, I was told they are trading all of their 300's and 333's in for a couple of new 300's for training. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mechanic Posted May 21, 2007 Report Share Posted May 21, 2007 Actually, I was told they are trading all of their 300's and 333's in for a couple of new 300's for training. Well theres the answer then... They just gonna train??? What are they gonna use for OPS? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCHone Posted May 22, 2007 Report Share Posted May 22, 2007 HPD, thats a 500 for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helo-Pilot Posted May 22, 2007 Report Share Posted May 22, 2007 MD's for op's, and 300C's for training and some light work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mechanic Posted May 22, 2007 Report Share Posted May 22, 2007 I always wondered why they used a slow ship for ops. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helo-Pilot Posted May 22, 2007 Report Share Posted May 22, 2007 What are you considering a 'slow' ship? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mechanic Posted May 22, 2007 Report Share Posted May 22, 2007 The 300c's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helo-Pilot Posted May 23, 2007 Report Share Posted May 23, 2007 (edited) Ok. But when on scene the 300 is ( I know I'm going to get flamed for this ) just another ship on orbit. There are a number of agencies that are using 300's for all of their needs. Also, just to clarify myself, I am not sure of exactly how many 300's Houston is getting. Edited May 23, 2007 by Helo-Pilot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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