Clayton County Police Department's Aviation Unit has recently taken delivery of a new Bell 407GXi completed by Tennessee-based helicopter completion centre Wysong Enterprises.

“From the initial meeting with its team of completion specialists to the delivery day of our Bell 407 GXi, the Wysong team listened to our input and provided excellence at every step of the process,” says Clayton County pilot and aviation manager John Croley. “The workmanship, technical expertise and customer service are second to none.”

The helicopter has a Wescam MX-10 sensor system, Troll downlink, Churchill ARS700, Luminator Orion searchlight, Genesys autopilot, Rhoteta radio surveillance system, Aircomm AC and heater system, AeroDynamix NVG modifications, AEM loud hailer, Donaldson inlet barrier filter, Macro-Blue display, various Garmin and PS Engineering mission capable systems and various AAI upgrades including new tinted windows, high visibility doors, polycarbonate windshields, sliding rear door kits, rappelling fixtures and law enforcement instrument panel.

Clayton County director of maintenance Todd Reese adds: “The Clayton County Police Department has operated Bell aircraft for more than 25 years. The addition of this new Bell 407 GXi to our current fleet will add more capabilities than we ever had before and will carry the Clayton County Police Aviation Unit another 25 plus years. Wysong's team helped to simplify a very complex police-capable helicopter completion. They easily met the intended delivery time and always made sure we had an open line of communication that ensured we were all on the same page.”

“It was a great pleasure and an exciting opportunity to work with the team at Clayton County,” says Wysong director of operations Paul Schreuder. “It is always rewarding to have a customer trust our team with their completion or upgrade, and being able to deliver on budget allowed the department to get the most out of its aircraft. We really appreciate the trust that Clayton County put in us and are thrilled to deliver on its expectations.

Wysong is currently working on the county's Bell 206 as well.