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Dog Walker

#30
July 03, 2013, 09:41:28 AM
News helicopters are old hat.  News camera, remotely operated drones will take their place soon.  There are quadrotor drones out there that will easily carry an HD camera and the pictures can be electronically stabilized to eliminate any shake.

First station to get one will be ahead in the ratings for a while.
When all else fails hug the dog.

JayBird

#31
July 03, 2013, 09:48:25 AM
The simple answer Lunican is that for the most part, people are visual learners.  With traffic, we comprehend it quicker and easier when we see a picture of traffic backed up for miles versus hearing "usual slowdowns on the Buckman approaching 17 in Orange Park".  And it has been proven that having a helicopter increases your audience, when something big happens, regardless of who reported it, people will switch to that other channel to see the birds eye view.  It is a view the normal person could never get.  However, Jacksonville is not a high demand market, whoever reports the news first will just be mimicked moments later by another station and also I believe news in general will not be the traditional form we are used to in the next 5-10 years.  For instance, instead of watching the morning news I now check my Twitter and blog feeds for news and instant news is popping up on YouTube for some markets.  None with a helicopter, but that is quite alright.
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KenFSU

#32
July 03, 2013, 10:29:17 AM
Quote from: JayBird on July 03, 2013, 09:48:25 AM
And it has been proven that having a helicopter increases your audience, when something big happens, regardless of who reported it, people will switch to that other channel to see the birds eye view.

JayBird

#33
July 03, 2013, 10:47:28 AM
Quote from: KenFSU on July 03, 2013, 10:29:17 AM
Quote from: JayBird on July 03, 2013, 09:48:25 AM
And it has been proven that having a helicopter increases your audience, when something big happens, regardless of who reported it, people will switch to that other channel to see the birds eye view.



LMAO, exactly
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Demosthenes

#34
July 03, 2013, 07:37:48 PM
Quote from: Dog Walker on July 03, 2013, 09:41:28 AM
News helicopters are old hat.  News camera, remotely operated drones will take their place soon.  There are quadrotor drones out there that will easily carry an HD camera and the pictures can be electronically stabilized to eliminate any shake.

First station to get one will be ahead in the ratings for a while.
Ch12 had one, it ended badly. People died.

Dog Walker

#35
July 04, 2013, 10:05:59 AM
^huh?  Channel 12 drone killed somebody?
When all else fails hug the dog.

coredumped

#36
July 04, 2013, 11:23:55 PM
It sure would have been nice to have one tonight for the fireworks. The shots from the helicopter in NYC were amazing.
Jags season ticket holder.

I-10east

#37
July 05, 2013, 11:53:00 AM
Quote from: Dog Walker on July 03, 2013, 09:41:28 AMNews camera, remotely operated drones will take their place soon.

That would be a ton more efficient than choppers.

JayBird

#38
July 05, 2013, 12:03:12 PM
Quote from: I-10east on July 05, 2013, 11:53:00 AM
Quote from: Dog Walker on July 03, 2013, 09:41:28 AMNews camera, remotely operated drones will take their place soon.

That would be a ton more efficient than choppers.

Not to mention providing jobs to veterans of the Predator programs
Proud supporter of the Jacksonville Jaguars.

"Whenever I've been at a decision point, and there was an easy way and a hard way, the hard way always turned out to be the right way." ~Shahid Khan

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KenFSU

#39
July 05, 2013, 12:17:37 PM
Quote from: coredumped on July 04, 2013, 11:23:55 PM
It sure would have been nice to have one tonight for the fireworks. The shots from the helicopter in NYC were amazing.

I-10east

#40
July 05, 2013, 12:24:26 PM
^^^LMAO

Dog Walker

#41
July 05, 2013, 05:41:08 PM
Channel 12 TV camera toting drone shot from sky by fireworks in downtown Jax!
When all else fails hug the dog.

Demosthenes

#42
July 06, 2013, 09:10:58 AM
Quote from: Dog Walker on July 04, 2013, 10:05:59 AM
^huh?  Channel 12 drone killed somebody?

They had a helicopter. It crashed and two of the three people on board died back in the late 80s.

Demosthenes

#43
July 06, 2013, 12:27:52 PM
http://www.apnewsarchive.com/1986/Helicopter-Crashes-on-Live-TV-Two-Killed/id-e6b2710e5fe856ee468010a992b32cee

If memory serves, the photographer later died in a Miami helicopter crash.

civil42806

#44
July 06, 2013, 01:29:41 PM
Well donna is still hot, love her tongue piercing
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