Prince George’s County Police Department to expand aviation section
PGPD in Maryland, US, has ordered a new MD520N helicopter to expand its aviation section.
Prince George’s County Police Department (PGPD) in Maryland, US, has ordered a new helicopter to expand its aviation section. The MD520N, which will be the third in the Department’s fleet, will feature a Block 1 glass cockpit and will be ready to join operations in Spring 2018.
Headquartered in College Park, PGPD currently operates two MD520Ns that have been in service since 2000.
“As an enthusiastic advocate for police aviation, I am very pleased that our agency is expanding our fleet with MD Helicopters,” said Chief Henry Stawinski III, PGPD chief of police. “This will allow us to expand our day-to-day capabilities and ensure the future of our aviation programme.”
PGPD Aviation Section will be the first law enforcement operator to fly the 450-shp Rolls-Royce 250-C20R/2-powered MD520N with the new Block 1 all-glass cockpit, said manufacturer MD Helicopters. The cockpit features a Howell Instruments Engine Instruments Display, Garmin G500H EFIS and Garmin GTN 650 NAV/COM/GPS, as well as the Garmin GTN 635 COM/GPS.
MD Helicopters plans to deliver the custom-configured machine to PGPD Aviation Section in the second quarter of 2018.