VIRTUAL LOS ANGELES POLICE DEPARTMENT

THE LOS ANGELES POLICE DEPARTMENT ON PILOT EDGE

The Los Angeles Air Support Unit was established as the LAPD Helicopter Unit in 1956 with one Hiller UH-12C three-seat helicopter. Over the years they have added and removed numerous aircraft from the fleet however today the LAPD fleet consists of mainly H125’s. The Virtual Los Angeles Police Department consists of what the fleet was in December of 2023 which is seventeen H125’s, one single jet ranger 206B that is set to be retired soon, and a single Bell 412EP used for special missions. The mission of the Virtual Los Angeles Police Department is to accurately simulate the roles and responsibilities of the Air Support Unit of the Los Angeles Police Department. All officers are trained to fly to a professional standard on Pilot Edge

our fleet

  • H125

    The Airbus Helicopters H125 is the backbone of the LAPD. With eighteen of this type it is the airframe that all rated pilots are trained to fly.

  • Bell 206B Jet ranger iii

    The Jet ranger was the most common LAPD rotorcraft, in the nineties they began to be replaced by the H125. We have a single Jet Ranger that is set to be retired later this year.

  • Bell 412ep

    Used for special operations mostly involving swat the Bell412 is the most powerful rotorcraft in the fleet. We have a single 412 only used by sergeants+.