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PG County PD has a helicopter flying in circles near FedEx Field. (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Sep 15 OP
Commanders game? RuralUrbanite Sep 15 #1
Okay, that makes sense. I don't keep up with that stuff. mahatmakanejeeves Sep 15 #2
Most Choppers Are Designed For... ProfessorGAC Sep 15 #3

mahatmakanejeeves

(60,914 posts)
2. Okay, that makes sense. I don't keep up with that stuff.
Sun Sep 15, 2024, 11:40 AM
Sep 15

He’s still up there. I didn’t know they carried that much fuel.

Thanks, and good afternoon.

ProfessorGAC

(69,851 posts)
3. Most Choppers Are Designed For...
Sun Sep 15, 2024, 12:59 PM
Sep 15

...2.5 hours flight time with a reserve for getting back.
A family friend flew for MediVac for a whole.
Later he flew corporate jets for Sears. I don't know what happened to him after those executives drove the company into a ditch.
We went over Lake Michigan with him once. That thing was faster than I thought it was going to be.. We were flying 130 something mph, and that was about 40 years ago! Makes sense, I guess, as they are emergency vehicles.

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