[Scan-DC] Helicopter ID?

[Kurt Brooks]

Yes that is it - the only R44 newschopper in DC. For trivia buffs  
it's the former WBAL helicopter before they upgraded to a Bell Jet  
before they upgraded to an A-Star....

Indeed A-Stars are the news chopper of choice in the Baltimore  
Washington area, WRC, WTTG, WBAL and WJZ operate A-Stars; WUSA co-ops  
the Robinson and WBOC Salisbury even operates a Bell LongRanger!

WRC leases their helicopter from HTS based in Baltimore; WTTG and WJZ  
lease from Helinet, and WBOC and WBAL lease from US Helicopters. WUSA  
works with Metro Traffic....

Enough! Brain hurts!



On Mar 27, 2006, at 3:36 PM, JWilliamH at aol.com wrote:

>
> Hello,
>
> Sounds like you saw "Chopper 2."  Red Robinson R44 based out of   
> Manassas
> Airport.  They can be heard giving traffic reports on 455.9125   
> (Metro Networks)
> and they provide footage to CBS 9 on 450.0875.
>
> Jeff in Virginia
>
>
> In a message dated 3/27/2006 11:01:07 AM Eastern Standard Time,
> cathy at drzyzgula.org writes:
>
> 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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