nynewslover 269 Posted January 24, 2011 Share Posted January 24, 2011 WABC started running a commercial tonight advertising "the most powerful helicopter coming to New York". Any1 know anything about it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weeters 1806 Posted January 25, 2011 Share 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! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoffrey 779 Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 I bet it'll be something like this. Where's the "like" button when I need it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
almostthere 0 Posted January 25, 2011 Share 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!: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
almostthere 0 Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 SKLAR Brother's Choppa 4:awesome: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vlad 276 Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 Does a new chopper warrant a promo though? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColumbusNewsFan 217 Posted January 28, 2011 Share 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weeters 1806 Posted January 28, 2011 Share 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
almostthere 0 Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 Correct. heard it left here in Fla and was sent for new paint job then up to NYC.:puke: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vlad 276 Posted January 29, 2011 Share 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weeters 1806 Posted January 29, 2011 Share 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vlad 276 Posted January 30, 2011 Share Posted January 30, 2011 Stations don't buy the helicopters, they lease them from places like Helicopters Inc. Oh ok :puke: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wabceyewitness 767 Posted February 8, 2011 Share Posted February 8, 2011 Whatever happened to the super chopper coming? Haven't seen a promo in a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amra 130 Posted February 8, 2011 Share 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
almostthere 0 Posted February 10, 2011 Share 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abc7 Man 25 Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 I am assuming everyone here has seen it, but if not... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceManNYR 222 Posted March 1, 2011 Share 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abc7 Man 25 Posted March 2, 2011 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nynewslover 269 Posted March 3, 2011 Author Share Posted March 3, 2011 A new promo started airing saying the most powerful news helicopter is now in New York. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYNews 54 Posted March 3, 2011 Share 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vlad 276 Posted March 3, 2011 Share 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weeters 1806 Posted March 3, 2011 Share Posted March 3, 2011 I am assuming everyone here has seen it, but if not... That is a terrible promo. :| Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wabceyewitness 767 Posted March 3, 2011 Share Posted March 3, 2011 The new NewsCopter7 is officially here. Here's the new promo: http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/video?id=7992424 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weeters 1806 Posted March 4, 2011 Share 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abc7 Man 25 Posted March 7, 2011 Share 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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