Air Rescue Patch — Order This Helicopter Mountain Design
Design S0469A at a glance
A helicopter holding a high hover over stitched peaks and pines — and around the scalloped rim, the detail crews notice first: a stitched rescue rope threaded through carabiners, framing the whole scene in hardware. 'Search & Rescue Unit' arcs complete it. Hoist crews order this because the rope border is their tool rendered honestly, clip for clip.
Scalloped roundRope-and-carabiner rimHovering helicopterMountain peaksPine lineSAR arcs
About this helicopter rescue design
Air rescue is rope work with rotors attached, and this design gets the proportions right: the aircraft holds the center, but the rim belongs to the rope and carabiners that actually touch the patient. The hover attitude — nose level, high over the pines — is the position hoist crews live in. Navy sky and olive timber keep the palette in the mountains.
Units redraw the airframe to their ship (send a side photo), match the peaks to their range, and letter the arcs with office and unit. Hoist operators have asked for their rig's exact carabiner style — we oblige. This page shows a design concept we manufacture to order; proof in 6–12 hours, production after approval.
Air rescue patch quick facts
- Embroidered air rescue patches cost $3.00–$20.00 each depending on quantity, with a 10-patch minimum.
- Rush production takes 7–10 days and is available on every custom patch.
- Airframe redraws from a side-profile photo are a no-charge change.
- Flight-suit placements run velcro per aviation standard.
- The rope-and-carabiner rim is this design's signature element.
- Owl Badges is a US-based badge and patch manufacturer in Simi Valley, California, in business since 1999.
Customize this air rescue patch: backing, size, and thread options
- Backing: velcro for flight suits, sew-on for base jackets, iron-on for support staff
- Sizes: 3"–12" — 4" standard; 3" for chest placement
- Colorways: navy-gold-olive as shown, or subdued builds
- Border: merrowed over the scalloped rope rim
- Thread: reflective rotor-tip thread available; the rope stitches in twisted texture
- Artwork: your airframe, your peaks, your carabiner style — all redrawn at no art charge
Who orders this design
Sheriff air rescue units, hoist crews, and mountain aviation details order this round for flight suits and base wear. Joint fire-sheriff air operations wear it with both agencies in the arcs. Crew-chief versions add a hoist-hook motif at the base — ask and it's drawn in.
Custom air rescue patch pricing — embroidered
| Quantity | Price per patch |
|---|---|
| 10–19 | $20.00 |
| 20–29 | $14.00 |
| 30–49 | $11.00 |
| 50–74 | $6.50 |
| 75–99 | $6.00 |
| 100–249 | $5.50 |
| 250–499 | $3.00 |
Rush production in 7–10 days is available on all custom patches. Design your changes in the markup tool above, or get this patch quoted exactly as shown.
What your quote covers
- Your exact spec — quantity, size, backing, and colorway, priced to the piece
- A free digital mockup within 4 hours, before you commit to anything
- Rush production in 7–10 days whenever you need it
- No setup, digitizing, or art fees — the table price is the whole price
How ordering this patch works
Request a quote
Send this design (marked up or as-is) with your quantity. Quotes are answered 24/7 within 4 hours.
Approve your proof
Your stitch-ready proof arrives 6–12 hours after ordering. Nothing is produced until you approve it.
We verify & produce
Law-enforcement orders are verified with your agency before production — standard practice since 1999.
Delivery confirmed
We confirm your shipping address by phone, then email tracking the day your patches ship.
🏛 Bidding for your department or agency? We answer bids, RFQs and purchase-order quotes — see how agency bids and RFQs work, or tick “This quote is for a bid” in the quote form.
Air rescue patch questions
Can the helicopter match our ship?
Yes — a side-profile photo lets us redraw rotor count, skids or wheels, and tail geometry to your airframe at no charge. Crews verify it on the mockup.
Is the rope rim just decorative?
It's load-bearing symbolism — hoist crews read it instantly. The carabiner style can match your rig's hardware; tell us what you run.
What backing for nomex flight suits?
Hook velcro — loop panels sew to the suit once, patches transfer between suits. Standard aviation practice, standard here.
Can two agencies share the patch?
Yes — joint air operations put one agency per arc. Both versions or one shared version, your call, one quote either way.
How fast can a crew get patched before fire season?
Mockup in 4 hours, rush in 7–10 days after approval — order in May, fly patched in June.
Orbiting other options?
Air operations is the county's highest-cost specialty — the ground-side sheriff patch collection for patrol, K9 and rescue divisions covers everyone at the LZ. For flight-kit material choices, the patch construction overview from embroidery to PVC is the preflight read.
Notes
Drop a 📍 pin on the patch, then type what you want changed there.