Low Black Helicopter on my Street

[ardypilot]

Earlier this evening, a black helicopter was circling around Half Moon Bay nice and low, then it came down even lower to around what looks like 50 feet and hovered for a good 10-15 minutes by the cliff edge:



Anyone know why it was there- they didn't make any calls on the MBC other than their location. All of a sudden they just zoomed off towards Mechanics Bay and that was the last I heard of them- surely if someone had fallen into the water, the Westpac chopper would have been up here instead?

Also, I can't make out any registration on the chopper, and I failed to catch their callsign on the scanner, but when I zoom in on these pictures, it looks like it says 'POLICE 2' on the side. Could anyone confirm this?

[Naki]

Sure looks like a police chopper with the what appears to be IR, searchlight & other thingies under the cockpit.

[kiwiflyboy]

Its def Police 2, the arent required to have a ZK-*** reg on their aircraft. Police 1, the conventional blue and white squirel is in maintainence at the moment. I dont know what happened to "police 2" that was blue and white also though......

[squirrel350]

That is "Police 2" it has been fully refurbed and is currently the only "Eagle" at the moment while "Police 1" is having a new paint job and full refurb completed on it as well.

Its HeliLink/Police's way of keeping a low key eye in the sky presence over NZ.

SQ350

[h290master]

Looks better black

[squirrel350]

QUOTE (h290master @ Nov 22 2007, 09:59 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Looks better black

Looks Black but its actually Dark Navy Blue.

SQ350

[kiwiflyboy]

Police 1, was out in force at AR today, causing havoc in the TLOF

[ardypilot]

Apparently an old lady died when she fell into the sea over the road. My neighbor said there is a report in the paper.