50 YEARS OF
OPD AVIATION
1970 – 2020
2021
REIMAGINING PUBLIC SAFETY IN OAKLAND
COST
• HELICOPTER $600 HR
• AIRPLANE $150 HR
NOISE
ENVIRONMENT
100LL or
JET FUEL
MISSION
EQUIPMENT
CARBON
COMPOSITE
FRAME
FUEL
EFFICIENT
SAFETY
TWIN
ENGINE
CHOOSING THE AIRPLANE (FIXED WING)
THE AIRPLANE IS A DIAMOND AIRCRAFT DA62 MPP (MULTU PURPOSE PLATFORM) RESEARCHED MANY AIRPLANES. OAKLAND RFQ (#269469)
AIR BEAR TACTICAL AIRCRAFT, LLC. IS THE ONLY COMPANY THAT RESPONDED TO THE RFQ.
MANUFACTURE BROUGHT A DA62 TO
OAKLAND AIRPORT FOR A
DEMONSTRATION
DA62 IS MORE THAN CAPABLE OF
PERFORMING OUR MISSION
REQUIRMENTS
NEW RFQ CURRENTLY OUT FOR BID’S
RFQ#271104
TRAINING
COST $125,000 TO RE TRAIN 5 PIOLTS
WILL NEED TO RE TRAIN HELICOPTER PILOTS TO FLY AIRPLANES TRAINING COST FUNDED BY THE AIRPLANE LOAN
IT IS SIGNIFICANTELY CHEAPER AND LESS TIME CONSUMING TO RETRAIN A HELICOPTER
PILOT TO FLY AN AIRPLANE THAN IT IS TO TRAIN A ZERO TIME PILOT TRAINING TAKES 6 MONTHS AND WILL BE COMPLETE BEFORE AIRPLANE IS DELIVERED Airplane Cost:
$2,539,499 Airplane cost
$1,733,761 Mission Equipment cost (radio, camera, mapping systems computers) $125,000 Training (5 pilots)
$4,398,260 Total ($4.4 million)
Airplane price fluctuates daily with changes in the
Euro and interest rate changes.
Price will be locked in upon loan completion or
deposit.
$850,000 A Year
Grants
$483,297
General fund
$366,702
Fuel &
Maintenance
15 year Loan
$423,210 yr.
Helicopter
$125,000
Airplane
$300,000
Airplane loan
payment
Grant funds cannot be used for finance payments of an Airplane Airplane Loan:
Paid for by the general fund.
15 year loan 4.45% Interest rate @$423,210.29 a year
10 year loan 4.25% interest rate $569,318.97 a year
Save $7 million dollars over the 30 year life of the airplane 21,000 gallon’s of jet fuel not used per year
Avoiding 187 metric tons of CO2 emissions annually
Equivalent to 40 passenger vehicles not driven for an entire year Significant reduction in helicopter noise.
Airplane & Helicopter maintenance:
Paid out of grant funds
Once Airplane is in service full time estimated (4th quarter 2024) $425,000 annual budget for Airplane & Helicopter maintenance $300,000 for Airplane
$125,000 for Helicopter
Helicopter shall only be used under one of the following 3 circumstances
1. Training
2. While the Airplane is in maintenance
3. Weather prevents the Airplane from flying
TIMELINE
1 YEAR AFTER CITY COUNCIL APPROVES THE PURCHASE OF THE AIRPLANE AND FIRST PAYMENT MADE. FIRST PAYMENT CAN BE DEPOSIT OR COMPLETION OF FINANCING CONTRACT. AFTER AIRPLANE IS DELIVERED IT WILL REQUIRE “COMPLETION” COMPLETION IS INSTALLATION OF LAW ENFORCMENT MISSION EQUIPMENT:
POLICE RADIOS, CAMERAS, COMPUTERS, AND MAPPING SYSTEMS
QUESTIONS
SGT. JONATHAN VANERWEGEN
AIR SUPPORT UNIT