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Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2007 7:57 pm
by Bonez
Nope, not in Perth. They normally get their vision from 7, 9 or 10. The news departments have all sorts of funny "exchange" agreements going on when it comes to news footage.
Posted: Fri Aug 03, 2007 3:45 pm
by auntys_eyes
ABC only has 2 helicopters (Sydney & Melbourne), despite the fact that we have a bigger state to cover
. As Bonez said, we often enter in to 'pooling' arrangements with 7, 9 or 10 for our aerial vision. Very rarely we hire a chopper for particular jobs.
All very dissapointing for a person who loves helicopter work, working for the only station that doesn't have one
. (Although my souces tell me one of the other stations may be losing theirs
)
Posted: Fri Aug 03, 2007 5:27 pm
by Bonez
Very juicy info! Do we know which one this is? Would it be a bit of NEW or STW?
I know that TVW surely wouldn't lose theirs...
Posted: Fri Aug 03, 2007 9:31 pm
by Always RX
Posted: Fri Aug 03, 2007 10:13 pm
by auntys_eyes
Bonez - as per the link above from Always
Posted: Sat Aug 04, 2007 7:30 pm
by Turbo
I think that would be a bad move to get rid of the chopper...
Posted: Sat Aug 04, 2007 10:16 pm
by Steve
Seven own theirs, Ten and Nine are leased - in fact the Ten and Nine choppers were owned by the same company last time I enquired, and indications are that Nine are looking to bail out of their arrangement.
Quite a few TV stations across Australia lease their helicopters - more cost effective in the long term. A chopper is one expensive asset to have on your books when all the on-costs and depreciation are taken into account.
Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2007 5:26 pm
by Brad
On my way home from work today, I drove past Channels 7 and 9 doing a live cross from outside the home of
Lloyd Rayney.
Greetings to the two Channel 9 crewmen who were standing out front when I showed up, declined to have their picture taken alongside their vehicle, and pointed me in the direction of WARSUG for any other shots of media vehicles
Channel 9 'News Link' Landcruiser
7 News Commodore Wagon (with Holden Suburban 'News Link' in background)
Newer model 7 News Commodore Wagon (the Falcon Wagon in the is an ABC one, I think. You can also just see Alison Fan in this shot, though she's obscured by one of the crew.)
Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2007 10:39 pm
by auntys_eyes
Brad wrote:Newer model 7 News Commodore Wagon (the Falcon Wagon in the is an ABC one, I think...
Sorry Brad, not ours. The Falcon to the rear of the 7 Commodore is a Channel 9 car. Our ABC News Falcons have roof racks.
Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2007 10:42 pm
by Brad
auntys_eyes wrote:Brad wrote:Newer model 7 News Commodore Wagon (the Falcon Wagon in the is an ABC one, I think...
Sorry Brad, not ours. The Falcon to the rear of the 7 Commodore is a Channel 9 car. Our ABC News Falcons have roof racks.
Well there you go - we learn something new every day
Thanks aunty
-B.
Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2007 10:45 pm
by auntys_eyes
If you go back to pages 1 & 2 of this topic, there are pics of two of our Falcons
Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2007 10:50 pm
by Brad
auntys_eyes wrote:If you go back to pages 1 & 2 of this topic, there are pics of two of our Falcons
Indeed there is
The grille on this wagon is also an AU-series grille, whereas all the ABC Falcons appear to be BA-series or newer.
-B.
Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2007 10:55 pm
by auntys_eyes
Correct
Posted: Fri Aug 24, 2007 12:29 am
by VK6MJS
Brad wrote:On my way home from work today, I drove past Channels 7 and 9 doing a live cross from outside the home of
You didn't get my best side
Posted: Fri Aug 24, 2007 1:27 am
by auntys_eyes
Thought that was your car MJS. Your rego plate has the same prefix as, and is less than 50 numbers away from, my private car.