Worth Watching #36
Some great footage of an OH-58 doing AG work.
OH-58A Breaks Apart In Newport
A pilot that stayed the night at a Holiday Express in Newport was taking off nearby when something came apart in spectacular fashion. I’m actually shocked to look at the picture knowing he escaped with minor injuries. So minor in fact, I’m reading that it was just a few scratches on the 21-year-old pilot’s arm. [...]
Sheriff OH-58C Catches Smoking Youth
POINT WASHINGTON – FLORIDA: At around 10:15 a.m. a caretaker for a home on Dog-Hobble Lane (hah) found a 15-year-old boy hiding in a bedroom closet. What was the boy doing? Apparently he was smoking cigarettes behind some of the hanging clothes. The caretaker bailed and called the Walton County Sheriffs. Meanwhile, the boy jumped [...]
Looking For A Deal On An OH-58C?
The Colorado Springs Police Department is auctioning off their two Bell OH-58C helicopters with opening bid prices of $170,000. They had to ground both last year due to budget cuts. As expected, these are military hand-me-downs and will require approval from the Department of Defense before a sale can go through. As of the time [...]
Two Helicopters Crash In Separate Incidents In Northern California
Two helicopters have crashed today while doing crop dusting work in Northern California. The first incident (which the video is from) occurred around 2:14pm today outside of Modesto. The pilot had just refueled what appears to be an OH-58A but wasn’t actually dispensing the spray at the time of the crash. He was taken to [...]
Sacramento’s Police OH-58A Has Live Updates
The Sacramento police department’s website is now doing live updates of what their helicopter is doing. They use a Bell OH-58A aircraft with the tail number of N916PD. It is more commonly referred to as “Air1.” I wonder if this was another donation situation like the one featured in a story here. Their website already [...]
