[Scan-DC] RE: HELICOPTER Scan-DC Digest, Vol 23, Issue 10

[Quinn Michael]

 This may be slightly off topic, but a good resource for identifying
helos is:  http://www.helispot.com/photos/

Lots of terrific picures.

Regards,
Mike
Springfield VA



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Message: 7
Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2006 11:00:34 -0500
From: "Cathy Drzyzgula" <cathy at drzyzgula.org>
Subject: [Scan-DC] Helicopter ID?
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This morning there was an incident on 355 in Gaitherburg and a bright
red  
helicopter hovered over the area for a good while.  It was fairly small,

had white lettering on the narrow tail and had a housing under the main

rotor that looked like the conning tower of a submarine or a truncated  
shark fin (my daughter's description).  Something like on a J2  
gyrocopter.  Any idea whose helicopter this might be--news station,  
medivac etc.?

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Message: 8
Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2006 11:46:33 -0500
From: Kevin Loch <kloch at gurunet.net>
Subject: Re: [Scan-DC] Helicopter ID?
To: cathy at drzyzgula.org
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Cathy Drzyzgula wrote:
> This morning there was an incident on 355 in Gaitherburg and a bright 
> red  helicopter hovered over the area for a good while.  It was fairly

> small,  had white lettering on the narrow tail and had a housing under

> the main  rotor that looked like the conning tower of a submarine or a

> truncated  shark fin (my daughter's description).  Something like on a

> J2  gyrocopter.  Any idea whose helicopter this might be--news
station,  
> medivac etc.?
> 

That description sounds like a Robinson R22 or R44.  Definately
not a medivac :)

- Kevin



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Message: 9
Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2006 12:09:40 -0500
From: Alan Coccio <boston at erols.com>
Subject: [Scan-DC] Re: Helicopter ID
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Cathy Drzyzgula wrote:

> This morning there was an incident on 355 in Gaitherburg and a bright 
> red  helicopter hovered over the area for a good while.  It was fairly

> small,  had white lettering on the narrow tail and had a housing under

> the main  rotor that looked like the conning tower of a submarine or a

> truncated  shark fin (my daughter's description).  Something like on a

> J2  gyrocopter.  Any idea whose helicopter this might be--news 
> station,  medivac etc.? 


Not sure of the time of your incident but I heard an Express Air 1 
helicopter going to Holy Cross Hospital around 1100 this morning. If 
this was not the right time, does anyone know who Express Air is?

Alan
Maryland