Helicopters Used for News Coverage

So if they need a chopper "oop norf" (Newscastle way or Manchester-Liverpool Metros) do they contract with a service or do they "scramble" this chopper up there? (though on second thought that seems cost prohibitive)

I think the coppers from Redhill fly up there ? The BBC's chopper was used in Yorkshire (200 miles north of London) for the Tour de France cycling a couple of weeks ago. (In addition to France Televisions' choppers that were providing the 'proper' host broadcaster coverage)

http://www.hdf.fr/en/actualites

Well, I've seen Phoenix-based news choppers being sent to all parts of Arizona if necessary -- and Arizona is bigger than the United Kingdom (let alone England).

That says "News 23", not "Vision 23" (unless that's their slightly odd translation).



I wanted to see exactly how much bigger - apparently it's 1.22 times bigger:

see here ……..

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25-Jul-2014 @ 22:29

In terms of the WLTV chopper, the helicopter is referred to on-air as "Vision 23" and the "Noticias 23" helicopter branding was used JUST for the promo. The helicopter is actually WPLG Channel 10's "Sky 10" that is also shared with the WTVJ/ WSCV duopoly and WLTV. WSVN uses their own chopper but only uses Sky10 "as a last resort" per sfltv.com

Photo of the choppers over LA
Busy day news day over UCLA campus after major water main break.
(Courtesy @kevintakumi)

I'm sure it's just the focal length of the picture but they look so ridiculously close together that it's no wonder we've had collisions in the past.

WCBS 2 - NEW YORK. - Chopper2 - LIVE Window washers dangling off the side of a skyscraper. Live shot.

http://www.cbsnews.com/liveFeed/widget.shtml

KPRC -Houston -4.25pm 13/8/14 - LIVE - Alligator extraction from Katy, TX high school
http://www.click2houston.com/gator-found-at-katy-isd-school/20828010

Stunning Multi Helicopter coverage just now on Eurosport for the Tour of Norway from the most northerly spot on the European Continent - Nordkapp Norway. Simply amazeballs (to quote the word of the day)

KNXV 15 - ABC Phoenix. Live helicopter rescues. 8:54pm 19/8/14 GMT Massive flooding across the Valley of the Sun. Incredible images.
Live coverage. Most Phoenix tv stations have been in 8+ hours of rolling non-stop live coverage. CNN Domestic now carrying chopper shot from
http://www.abc15.com/live

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