[FedCom] News Helicopters

[Denny Beringer]

If you do a search, you will find an org of ENG Helicopter pilots. Read what
they have to say. They have things well under control. Same goes for EMS
helo pilots.

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Tom Hirsch" <thirsch@gdi.net>
To: <fedcom@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Friday, August 02, 2002 2:02 PM
Subject: Re: [FedCom] News Helicopters


> I have also shot scores of times from the helicopter of 2 TV stations
where I
> have worked, and I can verify that Butch's info is correct.  Because of
the
> cost of careless/negligence is so high (double digit millions of dollars
in
> liability at the minimum) in claims, lawsuits, etc; plus FAA fines, loss
of
> aviation licenses, and other issues, very few stations or pilots are
willing to
> do foolish or unsafe things.  Those few who may try to do unsafe things
are
> sure to be quickly discovered by the authorities and/or competing
stations.
> And those who push the limits often pay a heavy price from crashes
(sometimes
> the ultimate price).  You may recall that in one  TV copter crash a few
years
> ago, both the pilot & photographer died while attempting something that
was
> outside of safe operating procedures.
>    My bosses and pilots always stress that safe operation is always the
primary
> consideration, and we won't fly if weather or other issues make it unsafe.
> ----------------
> ButchHenderson wrote:
>
> > I have been in news helicopters for 2 different organizations in 2
> > different citys and in both situations there is a very strict heirarchy
of
> > how things go.
>
>
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