Talon Helicopters Ltd.

Talon Helicopters Ltd. is a helicopter operator based in Richmond, British Columbia. The company was founded in 1997. It provides search and rescue, wildfire suppression, marine pilot hoist transfers, medevac, film aviation, precision external load work and LiDAR mapping.

Search and rescue and medevac are core services. Talon also offers marine pilot hoist transfers and precision external load work. Its LiDAR mapping service rounds out the list of work the company does.

Talon has a film service with experienced camera pilots. They provide aerial coordinating and aircraft wrangling for productions of any size. Studios and streaming services the company has worked with include Netflix, Disney, Apple, Warner Bros and Lions Gate Films.

All of the aircraft on the fleet page are Airbus helicopters. The AS365N3 Dauphin is a medium twin that seats nine passengers plus the pilot. It cruises at 165 mph and has two Safran Arriel engines, emergency flotation, a hoist, a three axis autopilot and an enclosed Fenestron tail rotor. The Dauphin has more than 6 million flight hours on type.

The AS365N2 Dauphin shares the same airframe family. It adds a traffic collision alert device, ADS-B, a helicopter terrain awareness and warning system, and an autopilot coupled to a Garmin GTN 750 navigator. The AS355F2 TwinStar is a light twin that seats five passengers plus the pilot and cruises at 135 mph. The AS350B2 AStar is a single engine helicopter that also seats five passengers.

The AS350 and AS355 series have more than 20 million flight hours. The company describes its safety record as perfect. Its team includes a chief pilot, a director of maintenance, a chief engineer and a chief financial officer, and the staff describe themselves as a tight knit group that loves to fly.

Services

• Search and Rescue
• Wildfire Suppression
• Marine Pilot Hoist Transfers
• Medevac
• Film Aviation
• Precision External Load
• LiDAR Mapping