Overview
The MD 530F is the hot-and-high version of the 500 series, with a more powerful engine and longer rotor blades for external-load and mountain work. A light attack version serves several air forces.
Key points
- Best high-altitude performance in the MD line
- Widely used for utility and aerial work
- Cayuse Warrior is the armed variant
Mission fit
Light turbine single class- Tours, utility and law-enforcement work with four to six seats
- Hot-and-high operations where turbine power matters
- External-load and aerial-work roles
In the U.S. charter fleet
FAA Part 135 · MD 530F9aircraft on Part 135 certificates
6charter operators
Most based in DE (3), CA (3), ID (2), MT (1).
Operators include Heliservice, LLC, KACHEMAK BAY FLYING SERVICE INC, Summit Helicopter Inc, SKYDANCE HELICOPTERS OF NORTHERN NEVADA INC, ROGERS HELICOPTERS, INC., FERGUSON AND SONS CONSTRUCTION LLC.
Counts cover the FAA type-certificate family named above, which can include earlier variants of the same airframe. Source: our Part 135 operator database, updated monthly. Browse operators.
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