Doug Semler wrote:
On Jul 27, 4:53 pm, "Gig 601XL Builder" wrDOTgiaconaATsuddenlink.net
wrote:
Gattman wrote:
This sucks. Bad guy 2, police 0, media -2+

Jul 27 04:03 PM US/Eastern (AP)

Two television news helicopters collided Friday and crashed while
covering a police pursuit. Both helicopters went down in a park and
were on fire. There was no immediate word on the fate of those
aboard.

When I was with a TV station that had a helicopter (I only worked in
the helicopter on one story) there was an agreement that one station
would do this sort of stuff at x altitude, the other would be at x-
200 and x+200. I think the police were even in on this little
agreement and they stayed at their altitude.

When they had to leave the set altitude radio calls were made and
eyes were looking even more than normal.

I was reading one of the stories and it said the reporter was the
pilot? I would think that would make it even MORE difficult to "see
and avoid..."

I read that as well this weekend and I was shocked. I was in a smaller
market than Phoenix and that would have been completely unacceptable
practice.