nynewslover 282 Posted January 24, 2011 Posted January 24, 2011 WABC started running a commercial tonight advertising "the most powerful helicopter coming to New York". Any1 know anything about it?
Weeters 1981 Posted January 25, 2011 Posted January 25, 2011 [yt]Uzo1TGQ1K4I[/yt] [yt]DA6ud3VDuPY[/yt] I bet it'll be something like this. NewsCopter 7: WITH COMFORTABLE SEATS! NewsCopter 7: WITH WINDOWS! NewsCopter 7: WITH ROTORS!
Geoffrey 877 Posted January 25, 2011 Posted January 25, 2011 I bet it'll be something like this. Where's the "like" button when I need it?
almostthere 0 Posted January 25, 2011 Posted January 25, 2011 It is a Bell 407 Helicopter. Little bit faster than the Bell long Ranger. Nice ship. Was used last in Miami. Maybe they'll cover the suburban areas more.:rofl!:
ColumbusNewsFan 218 Posted January 28, 2011 Posted January 28, 2011 What is up New York City TV Stations and Choppers? :awesome: I don't get it. I'm trying too, but I still don't get it.
Weeters 1981 Posted January 28, 2011 Posted January 28, 2011 It is a Bell 407 Helicopter. Little bit faster than the Bell long Ranger. Nice ship. Was used last in Miami. Maybe they'll cover the suburban areas more.:awesome: Must be WPLG's old helicopter, then.
almostthere 0 Posted January 28, 2011 Posted January 28, 2011 Correct. heard it left here in Fla and was sent for new paint job then up to NYC.:puke:
Vlad 347 Posted January 29, 2011 Posted January 29, 2011 Correct. heard it left here in Fla and was sent for new paint job then up to NYC.:puke: You know, one would think that a flagship O&O station would have the funding to purchase a whole new chopper but I guess that's not the case.. I hope it serves them well though. So are they replacing a chopper? Or are they gettig a third one? I know one of their choppers belongs to MetroTraffic and it's not HD enabled.
Weeters 1981 Posted January 29, 2011 Posted January 29, 2011 You know, one would think that a flagship O&O station would have the funding to purchase a whole new chopper but I guess that's not the case.. I hope it serves them well though. :puke: So are they replacing a chopper? Or are they gettig a third one? I know one of their choppers belongs to MetroTraffic and it's not HD enabled. Stations don't buy the helicopters, they lease them from places like Helicopters Inc.
Vlad 347 Posted January 30, 2011 Posted January 30, 2011 Stations don't buy the helicopters, they lease them from places like Helicopters Inc. Oh ok :puke:
wabceyewitness 829 Posted February 8, 2011 Posted February 8, 2011 Whatever happened to the super chopper coming? Haven't seen a promo in a while.
Amra 174 Posted February 8, 2011 Posted February 8, 2011 Whatever happened to the super chopper coming? Haven't seen a promo in a while. I saw a promo of it last night at the 6pm news.
almostthere 0 Posted February 10, 2011 Posted February 10, 2011 Down here I am told they are having issues with shooting a promo of it from a second copter...Guess not as good weather as Miami.:cheers: I saw a promo of it last night at the 6pm news.
abc7 Man 62 Posted March 1, 2011 Posted March 1, 2011 I am assuming everyone here has seen it, but if not...
IceManNYR 247 Posted March 1, 2011 Posted March 1, 2011 Is WABC the only NYC station with their own helicopter? WCBS and WPIX share one and WNBC and WNYW share one. Does WABC still have access to video from the MetroCopter from Metro Traffic? I remember a few years ago WABC running a promo about having the two helicopters.
abc7 Man 62 Posted March 2, 2011 Posted March 2, 2011 Is WABC the only NYC station with their own helicopter? WCBS and WPIX share one and WNBC and WNYW share one. Does WABC still have access to video from the MetroCopter from Metro Traffic? I remember a few years ago WABC running a promo about having the two helicopters. I stil think they have the 2nd one. Whenever its not in HD widescreen format, I think its from the 2nd one.. I know they used to call the second one, the Metro Traffic Helicopter. Then they started referring to it also as NewsCopter 7 (with the bug and verbally) Here is the promo: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHRnSmhoFZI
nynewslover 282 Posted March 3, 2011 Author Posted March 3, 2011 A new promo started airing saying the most powerful news helicopter is now in New York.
NYNews 55 Posted March 3, 2011 Posted March 3, 2011 What's the justification for the need for two helicopters? Is there really that much breaking news to cover. I hope it's not going to be an overkill like what WCBS did with Mobile2. They use that for everything nowadays. WCBS even referred to Mobile2 when they had a camera inside a NYC taxi cab for a story they did.
Vlad 347 Posted March 3, 2011 Posted March 3, 2011 They actually don't use the second chopper all the time, I think the second chopper belongs to a different organization, Metro Traffic, they work together, but I don't believe WABC owns or leases that chopper. And as ABC 7 Man said, (btw ABC 7 Man, long time no see! Good to see you back again! ) that chopper, the metro traffic one, is not in High Definition and is actually older than the previous chopper they had and if they are still using that chopper its probably older than this new chopper as well.
Weeters 1981 Posted March 3, 2011 Posted March 3, 2011 I am assuming everyone here has seen it, but if not... That is a terrible promo. :|
wabceyewitness 829 Posted March 3, 2011 Posted March 3, 2011 The new NewsCopter7 is officially here. Here's the new promo: http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/video?id=7992424
Weeters 1981 Posted March 4, 2011 Posted March 4, 2011 The new NewsCopter7 is officially here. Here's the new promo: http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/video?id=7992424 I'm now guessing the reason that promo was delayed is because they needed to wait until there was a fire, so they could get the usual "firemen fighting a fire from a ladder truck" shot that's in every helicopter promo.
abc7 Man 62 Posted March 7, 2011 Posted March 7, 2011 The new NewsCopter7 is officially here. Here's the new promo: http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/video?id=7992424 "A new eye in the sky"? sounds like the title of a CBS2 promo.
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