Your company.  What would be your choice of a Type I, Type II and Type III helicopter.    

I'll Bite. 

Type one- Hawk

Type two- 205/210

Type three- 407HP

CRANE

412 EPX

H145 D3

would fall into the T2 category...it is not a T3...max gross is over 7000 lb

Then what meets the type 3 for MATOC? 

BH429, A109, H135...under 7000 lb MGW, still in production, newer than 2000:

Helicopter Type      Aircraft Certified Internal Gross Weight
Type 1                   Over 12,501 pounds

Type 2                   7,001 to 12,501 pounds

Type 3                   Up to 7,000 pounds

EXHIBIT 1 - MODERN HELICOPTER AIRCRAFT REQUIREMENTS
(a) Type 3

(1) Powerplant: Twin-turbine engine.
(2) Airspeed: 120 knots VNE at 5000 feet pressure altitude and 30°C at maximum gross weight.
(3) Seating: Utility seating configuration for six or more insured passenger seats not including pilot
but including copilot seat in an aircraft if certificated for single pilot operation.
(4) Landing Gear: Skid type or wheeled.
(5) Certifications: Standard airworthiness certificate. Certificated as a 14 CFR Part 27 Normal
Category or Part 29 Transport category aircraft that is certified for One Engine Inoperative
operation, or a part 21.29 certified aircraft meeting the same standard. If not manufactured in the
United States, only those aircraft certificated by a country the United States has a bilateral
agreement with that incorporates reciprocal airworthiness certification of civil aeronautical
products
(6) Systems: Integrated Aircraft Health and Usage Monitoring System, i.e., engine trend monitor,
and vibration monitor systems in accordance with Attachment 30.
(7) Fuel Tanks: Crash Resistant Fuel System meeting at least partial compliance with Part
27.952 Amendment level 30 or 29.952 Amendment level 35. See SAIB SW-17-31R2
(or latest revision) for latest list of eligible aircraft
(8) Date of Manufacture: 2000 - Present.
(9) Aircraft in Current Production: The aircraft model derivative offered must be in current
production, meaning the aircraft manufacturer is currently producing complete aircraft of the
same model derivative offered.

Hawk will oversaturate the market and each of them will be cutting each others throats to try and make a buck.

Some lower impact logging practices would go a long way! Beware of the Fire Industrial complex...

But if I had to choose.

Chinook + lowest $ per gallon/ - maintenance pig

205++BLR/Fast fin (until the Eagle single gets the same charts) + reliable / - somewhat slow 

no opinion on the T3 probably B3e 

Crane

212

407HP

If it ain't broke, don't make up a problem to fix it. 

Thats About the worst performing type 2 you can get....shows that you have no idea what's good or not.

What other type 2 twin is better? Once they approve the twin engine requirement the 210/205/Eagle Singles will be SOL. And I don't see many operators spending the money for a new 412. 

Ec145d3 is better than the 212, and it can lift more.

What operator will spend the money on one and then have money left to outfit it for fire? Until the Feds triple their daily rate it's not going to happen. Don't forget the fact that there aren't even enough 145's available for purchase if it were even financially feasible. 

When MaTOC happens, the 145 will be easy worth the purchase on a 10 year award. The 205/212s will be history on the new awards.