Another Police Helicopter

[whoatown]

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/05/black-hawk-helicopter-triggers-two-more-near-misses/

Two more near misses with black hawks

[whoatown]

https://nypost.com/2025/04/27/us-news/army-blackhawk-pilot-in-dc-crash-failed-to-heed-flight-instructors-command-15-seconds-before-deadly-collision-report/

Blackhawk pilot in DC crash failed to heed flight instructors command to evade commercial jet.

[patric]

Name change?

TULSA, OKLA. (KTUL) — An 18-year-old motorcyclist was arrested early Friday morning after speeding around Tulsa.
The Tulsa Police Helicopter, known as SkySnitch, was patrolling the city when its crew spotted the motorcycle reaching speeds between 120 and 150 mph .  https://ktul.com/news/local/teen-motorcyclist-arrested-after-speeding-in-tulsa-police-department-skysnitch-helicopter-crew-quiktrip-guel-gas-pursuit-other-agencies-outside-city-limits-vehicle-impounded-expired-tag-license-plate-aggravated-speeding

by Alexandra Sharfman Fri, May 30th 2025 at 10:30 AM

[dbacksfan 2.0]

Name change?

TULSA, OKLA. (KTUL) — An 18-year-old motorcyclist was arrested early Friday morning after speeding around Tulsa.
The Tulsa Police Helicopter, known as SkySnitch, was patrolling the city when its crew spotted the motorcycle reaching speeds between 120 and 150 mph .  https://ktul.com/news/local/teen-motorcyclist-arrested-after-speeding-in-tulsa-police-department-skysnitch-helicopter-crew-quiktrip-guel-gas-pursuit-other-agencies-outside-city-limits-vehicle-impounded-expired-tag-license-plate-aggravated-speeding

by Alexandra Sharfman Fri, May 30th 2025 at 10:30 AM

Cool nickname. Sounds like it was used well by TPD without a ground pursuit by them, probably assisted the other agencies as well. Rider was an idiot to double back and then decided "Hey, I need gas before I go home"  pulled into a QT less than a mile from TPD Central and was arrested.

[whoatown]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79AVq1Z2_QU

Considering digital flight authorization for drone flights. 

[patric]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79AVq1Z2_QU

Considering digital flight authorization for drone flights. 

Because a helicopter flying without ADS-B has already killed an airliner full of people, but we should really be afraid of a hobbyists drone?  https://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?4762991-Homeland-Security-Committee-urges-requiring-Digital-Flight-Authorizations

[whoatown]

Because a helicopter flying without ADS-B has already killed an airliner full of people, but we should really be afraid of a hobbyists drone?  https://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?4762991-Homeland-Security-Committee-urges-requiring-Digital-Flight-Authorizations

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_N4Xoa6RzTQ

The drone that the military helicopter collided with surveying Hill Country Texas floods was a Search and Rescue involved drone. That was one of the examples used in the Committee.  Can't use that now. 

[patric]

The Senate moved quickly Wednesday afternoon to close a loophole that could allow military aircraft to fly without broadcasting their locations just like an Army helicopter was doing last January before it collided with an airliner over Washington, D.C., killing 67 people.

Just hours after passing a massive defense bill that included the worrisome provisions about military flights, the Senate approved a bipartisan bill that will require all aircraft use ADS-B technology — or Automatic Dependent Surveillance–Broadcast technology — to broadcast their locations.

Republican Sen. Ted Cruz said that "tragedy could have been avoided" if the Army Black Hawk had been using its ADS-B system to broadcast its location before the crash.

The bill also requires a review of safety at airports across the country to ensure they don't face the same hazards that contributed to the crash at Reagan Airport. And the military and FAA will have to share safety data more freely.

https://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory/senate-approves-bill-inspired-dc-plane-crash-ensure-128495872