System Studies And Simulation
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KBFS began helicopter services in 2007 when S 3 purchased the original Kachemak Bay air services, a well-known fixed wing operation in Alaska. Today, KBFS offers fixed and rotary wing aviation services and provides selected fixed base operations support at the Draughon-Miller Central Texas Regional Airport (TPL) in Temple, TX. Summit Aviation, now a part of KBFS, has been a long-standing corporate member of the American Electronics Association (AEA) and has serviced General Aviation maintenance requirements in Central Texas for more than 20 years. Kachemak Bay Flying Service (KBFS) provides a wide range of aircraft and flight services to our US Government and General Aviation customers. Our services parallel the several FAA regulated areas in which we work. This system also provides selected quantity delivery of the suppression mixture onto the target fire which enhances firefighting effectiveness and cannot be achieved with the more basic Bambi Bucket systems. KBFS provides rotary and fixed wing aircraft to support missions for pipe line, power line, real estate, agriculture, disaster, and environmental surveys. State-of-the-art photography and sensor equipment can be readily installed on our aircraft to meet specific mission needs. Our Commercial Aviation Manager assesses each mission and designates the most suitable aircraft for the customer needs. Rates for this type of support depend on the type of ancillary equipment is needed to deliver the customer’s required survey results. KBFS also has the capability to install equipment for reseeding of areas devastated by wild land fires. KBFS has more than 15 years of experience in providing environmental protection support to the Department of Interior, US Army Installation Management, and commercial customers. KFBS has assisted its customers in protecting vegetation and animal endangered species by mapping seasonal habitat trends and identifying harmful threats such as over-aggressive predators and invasive species. We have also provided aerial support to local efforts to relocate or eradicate invasive species (e.g., feral hogs) that cause widespread damage to crops and ranch grasslands throughout the southwestern United States. KBFS has experience in helping local the US Government and local responders react to search and rescue and disaster recovery missions. As KBFS leases and owns several different types of rotary and fixed wing aircraft, we continuously maintain on-hand assets to assist this mission. Therefore, the type and amount of response we can provide will vary according to the aircraft we have on hand at the time of the disaster. Our past support has include helicopters to conduct first responder reconnaissance, conduct surveys of damage, GPS mark locations of survivors, transport law enforcement and other authorities, and conduct search and rescue. Bambi Bucket Operations in support of firefighting fall in this category of support. KBFS has supported a wide range of external load mission, including relocating fish hatcheries for the Department of Interior. Additionally, KBFS can provide this type of support to pipeline, power line, and other construction operations where aircraft transport and repositioning of materials is necessary due to time limitations or vertical challenges. On request, KBFS can also provide Vertical Line training for clients who need to have their own pilots qualified in external load operations. KBFS can provide an almost endless list of support to law enforcement, ranging from traffic control and reporting to reconnaissance, surveys, surveillance, and search and rescue. KBFS also provides aircraft qualification training; night vision goggle; intelligence surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) training and operational support; airborne rappelling; communications; and logistics support to law enforcement using whatever aircraft is most suitable to the mission.