I was recently at the DCFD Marine Unit Headquarters along the Washington Channel, which is also the home for the Washington Police Department Marine and Dive Unit. Located a bit farther down the channel is the Anacostia Helicopter Facility, home…
Tag: helicopter photos
Here are two images from an on-scene patient pickup in Arlington Heights (IL) after a serious motor vehicle accident. The medivac is from Flight for Life based in McHenry, IL. The ability to take helicopter photos at night is dependent on…
Here’s another series of helicopter photos showing a model BK117 run by Lifestar Chicago making an on-scene pickup of a person injured in a motor vehicle accident. This incident in Elmhurst (IL) involved a semi that rolled over resulting in…
While vacationing in Maui … I heard a low flying helicopter making several passes nearby and couldn’t spot it. I grabbed my camera with a 70-200mm lens and ran for the beach. These helicopter photos were taken during a water…
Some helicopter photos of a Loyola Lifestar BK117 B2 taking flight from an on-scene pickup in Lincolnshire, IL at the Lincolnshire-Riverwoods FPD station. The company name is currently Lifestar Chicago, which is managed by Air Methods. Once again, center spot focusing…
Here are a few helicopter photos of the Chicago Police Departmetn Bell Jet Ranger as it was flying overhead. Even after shooting these images with an exposure adjustment of +2/3 stop, they still needed to be lightened in post production because…
Here’s another series of helicopter photos. These were at an on-scene pickup of the victim at a motorcycle accident near Mundelein, IL. This Air Angels medieval pilot put it down in a small strip center parking lot. Their normal unit…
Here are some inflight images of a medical helicopter run by Superior Ambulance Air Med 1. These helicopter photos were taken from the top floor of a parking garage as the unit lifted off the ground and left the area.…
Just a few helicopter photos from an area public safety demonstration