JoeyRamone 0 #26 October 26, 2004 Man that is the Donalds bird in the sky... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 6 #27 October 26, 2004 Gee Val.. The movie "Good Fellas" comes to mind...! ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 2,426 #28 October 26, 2004 About a year ago a helicopter hovered about 100 feet outside my window for 5 minutes. He was getting pictures of the QUALCOMM logo on our building (and me I suppose.) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 6 #29 October 26, 2004 Quote He was getting pictures of the QUALCOMM logo Quote Bill...you work for QualComm?! I bought all the QC stock I could find, right after they hung a sign on the Murph... CHA~CHING!!! Edited to add: We moved here to Houston 5 years ago... Astros build a new stadium... A major corporation hangs a sign on it. I tell the wife... A company names a ballpark, they're on the grow! Reminded her how well I did with QC in the 90's...She says~ "That the dumbest thing I ever heard, we're NOT buying ENRON stock just because you like baseball!" ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChasingBlueSky 0 #30 October 27, 2004 Wierd - just saw it twice in the last hour. Pretty freaky to see it that low. Could it be a chopper from Boeing since they are right over there?_________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jraf 0 #31 October 27, 2004 The helicopter sports a high powered Geiger counter. It flew several times right at the level of my office window (10th floor) There currently is a high security alert for areas of highly dense high rise architecture. Not only Chicago. A container full of radioactive material went missing in one of the ports on the eastern seabord - hence the alert. I would not worry too much - another fuckup in supply chain management.jraf Me Jungleman! Me have large Babalui. Muff #3275 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tigra 0 #32 October 27, 2004 Gosh, thanks for the reassurance! I feel SOOO much better now! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChasingBlueSky 0 #33 October 27, 2004 You are joking, right? I haven't heard a word of this, and they are still allowing curb side deliveries in the Loop and Sears Tower area._________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jraf 0 #34 October 27, 2004 Hey, you are welcome. Also for your information: survivability from small nuclear detonations in dense architecture like ours is greatly increased - these buildings are pretty solid and act as quite decent shields. Big problem is glass shrapnell though. Oh, well.jraf Me Jungleman! Me have large Babalui. Muff #3275 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jraf 0 #35 October 27, 2004 No I am not joking. Besides I would not worry about curb side deliveries - I would be more worried about delivery ramps in the insides of the buildings. Thats where you can fit a delivery truck jraf Me Jungleman! Me have large Babalui. Muff #3275 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pilotdave 0 #36 October 27, 2004 Something like that happened where I work (well it's a helicopter company, so no big surprise). They put a new sign on the front of the building and wanted to get a shot of a brand new helicopter flying by. So I was in the cafeteria eating lunch one day when 2 helicopters shot by in formation (S-76 for the photo platform shooting an S-92) right in front of the building, over the parking lot. Made a couple passes and set off a bunch of car alarms. Attached one of the pics they took. Looks much higher in the pic than it really was. Can't believe it was much over 100 feet. Musta used a wide angle lens. Dave Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jahk 0 #37 October 28, 2004 2 possibilities I haven't read here yet. 1) Ambulance. I don't know of any hospitals close enough to Sears tower that they'd be flying that low, though. U of Chicago's helicopter is mostly maroon, and that might look black from the ground. Side note: Cook County hospital does not have a helicopter, and they don't have a landing pad. The bird you see in the beginning of ER clearly says "University of Chicago" on the side. 2) They just finished, or are just about to, lift heavy equipment onto the roof of a building. Judith _________________________________________________Imelda Marcos just wanted some cute shoes that didn't make her feet hurt. Why's that so hard to understand? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
smooth 0 #38 October 28, 2004 QuoteCook County hospital does not have a helicopter, and they don't have a landing pad. There's a landing pad in front of the "old" Cook County Hospital building. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jahk 0 #39 October 28, 2004 Last I knew about it was 2002, when they had the physical landing pad, but it was not used. I did a ride-along, and they transferred someone to Presbyterian/St. Lukes. The options we had were to land at Meigs field, or at another hospital a mile north. Cook County's field was not offered to us. JudithImelda Marcos just wanted some cute shoes that didn't make her feet hurt. Why's that so hard to understand? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChasingBlueSky 0 #40 October 28, 2004 I saw a chopper sitting in front of CCH about 6 months ago. Still, most of those Lifeflight choppers don't have skids_________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Duckwater 0 #41 October 29, 2004 That Helicopter is a Bell 412, just like this one here that I recently flew. 412 are not used by News organizations and are usually too expensive (7 Million) and put down far too much rotor wash for air ambulance. Almost never used for corporate. Best bet is Chicago PD or some Govt. Agency. I can't find any obvious 412 in Chicago. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
popeyefireman 0 #42 October 31, 2004 I know that a lot of critical patient in the city get air lifted do to heavy traffic and patient status. We fly helo's in all the time into tight streets and will land right in front of there house. "I Yam what I Yam" I am not afriad to die, only to die without living. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
smooth 0 #43 October 31, 2004 QuoteLast I knew about it was 2002, when they had the physical landing pad, but it was not used. I did a ride-along, and they transferred someone to Presbyterian/St. Lukes. The options we had were to land at Meigs field, or at another hospital a mile north. Cook County's field was not offered to us. Judith Yep, it hasn't been used in a while!! I work at the hospital formerly know as Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center and went for a ride with one of our organ procurement people. We took off from/landed back at that old, piece of concrete that once was a helipad. Meigs field is no longer an option!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
popeyefireman 0 #44 November 1, 2004 Bell 412 are used for air ambulance's all the time. Very powerfull and can carrie a lot of wieght, both heighly disired in emergency air opperations. The fast that they have more room then a A-Star makes them a great patient transport vehicle. I wil give you that there 206 and 407 see a little more use in the medical feild. We have one down here and we also use a bk117 or the Bell 430, I'm not sure which. Adam "I Yam what I Yam" I am not afriad to die, only to die without living. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Duckwater 0 #45 November 1, 2004 I don't know if they are used ALL the time. Certainly it is overkill for civilian use. Careflight here in Dallas has a fleet of Bell 222's and Agusta 109's. The Bell 407 is my favorite helicoper. I have seen it do things helicopters are not supposed to do. We flew CLOSE formation off one in the 412 I was in. http://www.mikeskaggs.com/IRL2004.html Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wildblue 4 #46 November 1, 2004 QuoteStill, most of those Lifeflight choppers don't have skids Why is that? We have a couple Dauphins around here... mmmm... twin turbines.... It sounds really bad-ass going by.it's like incest - you're substituting convenience for quality Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChasingBlueSky 0 #47 November 1, 2004 QuoteQuoteStill, most of those Lifeflight choppers don't have skids Why is that? We have a couple Dauphins around here... mmmm... twin turbines.... It sounds really bad-ass going by. I have no idea. It seems that the ones I have seen around the city, in the air or landing on the highway have always been a Bell 222 or a variant of that type (the wheels retract). This may just be a Chicago thing....most of the news stations use the same chopper, except for one of them I believe._________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jraf 0 #48 November 1, 2004 BTW...I was not joking. Read my post above to find out why he was flying.jraf Me Jungleman! Me have large Babalui. Muff #3275 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vallerina 2 #49 November 1, 2004 Hey, Hans! I just got your voicemail about it (I was out for the past few days.) Wow! How did you find out about that? Do you have a link to a story or anything?There's a thin line between Saturday night and Sunday morning Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
