A3N 996 Posted December 9, 2015 Author Share Posted December 9, 2015 I do not know what goodwill store it was purchased from. LOL. Based on that Instagram post, It looks like the main chopper was up in LA yesterday/today, for whatever reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eat News 4738 Posted December 9, 2015 Share Posted December 9, 2015 Update... Still having problems "Getting everything to work properly together"... As for the paint/logo... "There are plans for the future....." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A3N 996 Posted December 9, 2015 Author Share Posted December 9, 2015 Update... Still having problems "Getting everything to work properly together"... As for the paint/logo... "There are plans for the future....." Ahh, would explain the crappy picture. "Future", We all know what that means... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eat News 4738 Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 I'm guessing they upgraded the whole system - wouldn't make sense to retrofit a new helicopter with older equipment? Chances are it's a high definition camera from Cineflex. Their base model media helicopter uses the same cameras that are used for the Today Show and other network programming. Even if the images are beamed back in SD widescreen the quality will be greatly improved. It's a FrankenCopter... Nothing new , just a bunch of shit pasted and taped together from other birds. It's bare bones used and cheap. The airframe was built before most of you were born. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkolsen 1679 Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 It's a FrankenCopter... Nothing new , just a bunch of shit pasted and taped together from other birds. It's bare bones used and cheap. The airframe was built before most of you were born. The airframe thing is true - but they get compete overhauls ever so often. I wouldn't question its air worthiness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eat News 4738 Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 Lots of people question it's air worthiness. The take off weight is so high that they only fill the tank halfway. The pilots refuse to fly in the mountains because its overloaded...no flying during weather of any type.....and NO hovering...because it's at the max take off weight. It's a budget bird ... But like I say over and over.... There is NO incentive or desire to operate newer stuff. There is no competition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A3N 996 Posted December 10, 2015 Author Share Posted December 10, 2015 Lots of people question it's air worthiness. The take off weight is so high that they only fill the tank halfway. The pilots refuse to fly in the mountains because its overloaded...no flying during weather of any type.....and NO hovering...because it's at the max take off weight. It's a budget bird ... But like I say over and over.... There is NO incentive or desire to operate newer stuff. There is no competition. Until something unfortunate happens, then they'll start to re-consider...for a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eat News 4738 Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 Until something unfortunate happens, then they'll start to re-consider...for a bit. Put a few drinks in Jason Austel and ask him what he thought of chopper 8.... Lets see.... "Fiesta Island" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylephoto760 2 Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 Put a few drinks in Jason Austel and ask him what he thought of chopper 8.... Lets see.... "Fiesta Island" You took the words right out of my mouth. And that was the old old Chopper 8 to boot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A3N 996 Posted December 11, 2015 Author Share Posted December 11, 2015 Put a few drinks in Jason Austel and ask him what he thought of chopper 8.... Lets see.... "Fiesta Island" Was the Fiesta Island thing where Chopper 8 had to make an emergency landing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SFTV 484 Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 Was the Fiesta Island thing where Chopper 8 had to make an emergency landing? Yes, it lost power. Good thing Jason's dog flyer wasn't on that flight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A3N 996 Posted December 11, 2015 Author Share Posted December 11, 2015 Yes, it lost power. Good thing Jason's dog flyer wasn't on that flight. Yeah, I vaguely remember it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A3N 996 Posted December 17, 2015 Author Share Posted December 17, 2015 Haven't been able to catch the newscasts, but is the chopper still down? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eat News 4738 Posted December 17, 2015 Share Posted December 17, 2015 Haven't been able to catch the newscasts, but is the chopper still down? Still down. Looking for a set of balls . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A3N 996 Posted December 17, 2015 Author Share Posted December 17, 2015 Still down. Looking for a set of balls . Jeez. This time around, they aren't even using the backup chopper either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eat News 4738 Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 Jeez. This time around, they aren't even using the backup chopper either. They would just be banking hours anyway this time of year. The BIG question is "what was the status of airframe CN/3470 pre-2005? Salvage? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A3N 996 Posted December 18, 2015 Author Share Posted December 18, 2015 They would just be banking hours anyway this time of year. The BIG question is "what was the status of airframe CN/3470 pre-2005? Salvage? Maybe they can buy a drone, and cover "Breaking News" like the "Leader" they are... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eat News 4738 Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 Maybe they can buy a drone, and cover "Breaking News" like the "Leader" they are... Batteries NOT included Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A3N 996 Posted December 18, 2015 Author Share Posted December 18, 2015 Batteries NOT included[ATTACH=full]2481[/ATTACH] Hey, I had one of those! They sold them at Arby's at the time. Wish I still had it. Edit: Funny how the packaging says: "The UNSTOPPABLE Chopper 8". Ironically it was a loss of power that stopped Chopper 8. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eat News 4738 Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 Hey, I had one of those! They sold them at Arby's at the time. Wish I still had it. Edit: Funny how the packaging says: "The UNSTOPPABLE Chopper 8". Ironically it was a loss of power that stopped Chopper 8. They say that that dog Flyer was killed when he fell out of Chopper8 during a promo shoot. Edit: Thank God the pup landed in the surf...if he had hit the sand he would have never lived the 13 minutes extra to finish the shoot. R.I.P. Flyer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A3N 996 Posted December 18, 2015 Author Share Posted December 18, 2015 They say that that dog Flyer was killed when he fell out of Chopper8 during a promo shoot. Edit: Thank God the pup landed in the surf...if he had hit the sand he would have never lived the 13 minutes extra to finish the shoot. R.I.P. Flyer Well, at least the name was appropriate... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkolsen 1679 Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 It's a FrankenCopter... Nothing new , just a bunch of shit pasted and taped together from other birds. It's bare bones used and cheap. The airframe was built before most of you were born. Read the third column second paragraph. I'm assuming the helicopter they reference in the third column second paragraph is KFMB's bird which is being outfitted with the latest technology. It comes from a profile on Welk Aviation and the 206 Jet Ranger is the only bird in their fleet and is based out of San Diego. You can read the full profile on Welk Aviation here: http://issuu.com/heliweb/docs/heliweb_dec Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eat News 4738 Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 Read the third column second paragraph. I'm assuming the helicopter they reference in the third column second paragraph is KFMB's bird which is being outfitted with the latest technology. It comes from a profile on Welk Aviation and the 206 Jet Ranger is the only bird in their fleet and is based out of San Diego. You can read the full profile on Welk Aviation here: http://issuu.com/heliweb/docs/heliweb_dec Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eat News 4738 Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 The "latest technology" is a cut and paste job. Nobody is making plug and play eng gear for the 206...just A-stars. Next this Latest technology does not work. Finally a 206b-3 is a terrible platform for ENG work in California. terrain in the San Diego DMA goes from sealevel to 6000 feet asl. The police, medical and fire departments abandon the 206 years ago because it's slow and cannot carry much of anything unless you fly with only a half load of fuel. Chopper 8 cannot hover at 100% power for any amount of time.....cannot take a mountain pass....or keep up with any pursuits that exceed 100mph. The most recent top speed of chopper 8 was 119mph at 2000ft on a maintenance flight with only the pilot between San Diego and Pacoima(LA) a few weeks ago. ACA is blowing smoke up somebody's ass. Notice how the back-up A-Star never had problems. Why doesn't Welk use an A-star for Chopper 8... Because it's not in the budget. 206 B 3's suck as ENG airships....ask any ENG pilot. Sure Larry would LOVE to use his A-star...but Total Traffic Network and the subscribers of Chopper 8 are too cheap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A3N 996 Posted December 22, 2015 Author Share Posted December 22, 2015 The "latest technology" is a cut and paste job. Nobody is making plug and play eng gear for the 206...just A-stars. Next this Latest technology does not work. Finally a 206b-3 is a terrible platform for ENG work in California. terrain in the San Diego DMA goes from sealevel to 6000 feet asl. The police, medical and fire departments abandon the 206 years ago because it's slow and cannot carry much of anything unless you fly with only a half load of fuel. Chopper 8 cannot hover at 100% power for any amount of time.....cannot take a mountain pass....or keep up with any pursuits that exceed 100mph. The most recent top speed of chopper 8 was 119mph at 2000ft on a maintenance flight with only the pilot between San Diego and Pacoima(LA) a few weeks ago. ACA is blowing smoke up somebody's ass. Notice how the back-up A-Star never had problems. Why doesn't Welk use an A-star for Chopper 8... Because it's not in the budget. 206 B 3's suck as ENG airships....ask any ENG pilot. Sure Larry would LOVE to use his A-star...but Total Traffic Network and the subscribers of Chopper 8 are too cheap. Do you have a rough idea as to what the cost difference is between an A-Star and a 206? Also, it doesn't make sense for Welk to get a 206 for a contract when they have several A-stars available on fleet. Since I'm sure that they will have to pass along the cost of having acquired that chopper to TTN and KFMB... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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