[Scan-DC] Helicopter ID?

[dehm]

I believe I saw one of these flying into DC along Canal Road a while
back. I think it was yellow in color...

jay

On 3/28/06, Kurt Brooks <2gigch1 at adelphia.net> wrote:
> 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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