Cop Lands Helicopter to Harass Woman

[Guest AmericanWorkMule]

“We’re investigating something right now.”

 

 

http://www.infowars.com/video-cop-lands-helicopter-to-harass-woman/

[quesogrande]

The man hunt is going on out that way- In Bear Lake CA - just a guess

[TNcitizen22]

Quote from the article:

 

"The incident took place on January 24, before the shootings that led to the manhunt for Christopher Dorner."

 

Sounds like some disciplinary actions are soon to follow.

[quesogrande]

Got ya -

 

she said "i was running and dropped my camera "   something doesnt add up for sure. 

[DaveTN]

The Officer seemed to be polite. He didn’t check what she was carrying until he found out she had arrests for weapons violations.

Out in the desert by an interstate. Could he have been dispatched there because of calls from passing motorists? Could he have just been checking on her welfare or checking to see if she was an illegal crossing the desert

It costs well over $2,000 dollars an hour to fuel a police helicopter.

That sounds like BS also. What kind of helicopter burns over 300 gallons of fuel an hour?

[East_TN_Patriot]

The Officer seemed to be polite. He didn’t check what she was carrying until he found out she had arrests for weapons violations.

Out in the desert by an interstate. Could he have been dispatched there because of calls from passing motorists? Could he have just been checking on her welfare or checking to see if she was an illegal crossing the desertThat sounds like BS also. What kind of helicopter burns over 300 gallons of fuel an hour?

I would agree.  I've never heard that kind of figure tossed out before, but of course we are talking about InfoWars so why let facts get in the way of a good conspiracy theory right?

According to this link, the $2000 figure is way off:

http://www.myreporter.com/?p=6718
 

They say the Wilmington Police Department budgets $245 per flight hour for costs including fuel, the hangar, insurance, maintenance and other costs. 

 

This link says the Essex Police in England spend 700 Pounds per hour for their helicopter (that's about $1100 in today's market):

 

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2175314/Essex-Police--700-hour-helicopter-sent-catch-boys-stealing-plastic-goalposts--let-warning.html#axzz2KQmbRlT0

[2.ooohhh]

Aircraft Cost Summary Assumptions for Variable, Fixed and Annual Budget 

The cost information displayed is the total aircraft variable cost per hour an operator can expect to incur during aircraft operation. Variable costs include fuel, airframe maintenance, labor and parts, engine restoration and miscellaneous costs.

 

Eurocopter AS 355NP Twinstar

HELICOPTERS $1,114

 

 

 

Helicopter costs can vary widly due to changes in configuration, payload capacity, and equipped systems. It looks like the Eurocopter in the video(as best I can identify it) averages around $1,114 per flight hour. I did find that San Bernardino has 6 helicopters currently, all outfitted to also be able to fight wildfires(i.e. -they are in the top tier of payload capacity) The $2000 dollar figure could be the top end of the range of fuel use hourly when hauling a load of water but I doubt he burned that much unloaded circling her to land. I do know that the air ambulances can blow the maintenance/fuel estimates out of the water due to the constant heavy payload of medical equipment and crew that they support on nearly every flight.

 

 

 

"In the last year, the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Office has acquired five mission-equipped Eurocopters at a cost of $2.6 million each. A sixth is expected to arrive in early September. While the primary purpose of all of the helicopters is air patrol, their water-dropping capabilities have played a vital role in firefighting this season.

State-of-the-art aircraft have become instrumental to firefighting in San Bernardino County, with its steep and rugged mountain terrain that makes access for firefighters on the ground difficult. The need was so great that for the first time in county history last month, a DC-10 jumbo jet that had been converted into an air tanker was brought in to help. It holds 12,000 gallons of flame retardant and can drop four times the amount of retardant onto a fire in a single pass."

Edited February 9, 2013 by 2.ooohhh