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I bet it'll be something like this.

 

NewsCopter 7: WITH COMFORTABLE SEATS!

NewsCopter 7: WITH WINDOWS!

NewsCopter 7: WITH ROTORS!

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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!:

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.
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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.

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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

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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.

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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.

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