I fly over San Diego as a part of my job as a reporter for KGTV (Channel 10 - ABC) in San Diego. You can also see some of my videos on KNSD (7/39 - NBC) and occasionally on XETV (6 - CW Network) and KPBS (15 - Public TV). Some of my videos or reports have been shown on Good Morning America, the ABC Nightly News and on ESPN, as well. Our pilot and I are usually up from 6am to 7am weekdays. I am also at the hanger ready to go from 4:30pm to 6:30pm. We are on-call for breaking news the rest of the day. We usually cover traffic in the mornings, unless there is a bigger news story. The rest of the time, we are up for breaking news. Often, we are sent up because ground crews cannot get close enough, or get a good enough picture of a news event.
These are some of the still pictures I have taken while flying in Sky10. We usually fly at an elevation around 600 to 1000 feet above the ground. Some of these photos are a bit hazy or fuzzy. This is because I took them through the helicopter's tinted side window, or an even smaller window I can open but which is too far away for me to bend over and look through the viewfinder and focus properly. Since my main purpose is to operate the helicopters's video camera, I can often only take a few seconds to click a few photos with my camera. This leaves me little time to check settings and make adjustments. I have two cameras; but, I usually only have one with me at a time. This is normally my Olympus E-500 with a 40-150mm telephoto lens. Check out the Sky10 page to see pictures of the helicopter.
I will be continuously updating this site with more and better photos. So, keep visiting to see what is new "Over San Diego."
As of September 7, 2011, there were over 7,300 photos displayed on this website.
Enjoy
Phil
