This 2005 AS350B2 was previously with the Hillsborough County Sheriff (N680DG and N680DD). The helicopter was registered to StandardAero as N125DC in 2020 and used for development work and demonstration. Teaming up with Thales, the first product of the team effort was a 4 axis auto pilot for the AS350 / H125. Cooperation continues with an STC for VEMD (Vehicle and Engine Management Display) software upgrade to utilize the full power of the Safran Arriel 2D engine.

This Airbus EC225LP was delivered new to Era Helicopters in 2009 (as N247CF) and later flown by its Aeroleo subsidiary in Brazil on offshore oil and gas missions (as PR-VLL). After the EC225 fleet grounding in 2016 (following a crash in Norway) this EC225 was acquired by Air Center Helicopters for utility use. One of its missions was recovering the astronauts from the NASA SpaceX Crew Dragon Demo-2 mission after the capsule splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico near Pensacola, FL on August 2, 2020. The EC225 was chartered by Airbus for Heli-Expo 2022 to fly guests from the Dallas CBD Vertiport.

Bell Helicopter was demonstrating their new Bell 505 JetRanger X at HAI Heli-Expo in Dallas, TX.