New car chase tech comes to Los Angeles
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Kevin M.
Apr 14, 2022, 10:45:26 PM4/14/22
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KCBS and KCAL (the two share news resources) have a new camera system fit to their helicopter. Push a button and the camera locks onto whatever it is focused on. Nifty.
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Dave Sikula
Apr 15, 2022, 6:48:52 AM4/15/22
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I always wonder what motivates the mania for covering car chases in Los Angeles. Is there any other city where local news drops everything to show them?
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Kevin M.
Apr 15, 2022, 10:38:53 AM4/15/22
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On Fri, Apr 15, 2022 at 3:48 AM 'Dave Sikula' via TVorNotTV <tvor...@googlegroups.com> wrote:
I always wonder what motivates the mania for covering car chases in Los Angeles. Is there any other city where local news drops everything to show them?
Most cities lack the resources… a helicopter with a basic gyroscopic camera setup can cost well over $1 million, not including fuel, pilot, and maintenance.
NYC is too compact… there’s nowhere for the pursuit suspect to go, and the tall buildings limit visibility… same with San Francisco. Seattle has too much cloud cover. I had a friend in Dallas who said they had pursuits, but the police there were much more inclined to run the suspect off the road so the chases were short.
--Dave SikulaOn Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 7:45:26 PM UTC-7 Kevin M. (RPCV) wrote:KCBS and KCAL (the two share news resources) have a new camera system fit to their helicopter. Push a button and the camera locks onto whatever it is focused on. Nifty.--Kevin M. (RPCV)
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