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 #1018104  by Train538
 
1538 (with M8s) reported about 10 minutes ago that a helicopter that has swooped down on them in Stamford, Darien, and Green's Farms (as of 5 minutes ago). The helicopter has been getting dangerously close to the overhead wires. The engineer wasn't able to see the tail number, but the color was blue. Weirdly enough, I saw the same helicopter fly over my house about an hour ago. The police have been notified but don't know any details. 1575 was notified a few minutes ago. This is very suspicious...
 #1018509  by andre
 
FL9AC wrote:Damn maniac railbuffs...always looking for a new camera angle!! ;)

Damn beat me to it...

I was going to say Extream Foamage in Progress
 #1021524  by DutchRailnut
 
lets see: Sikorky in Stratford , and railroad a easy navigational aid.
lots of helicopters flying in for work to be done.
 #1021570  by Travelsonic
 
DutchRailnut wrote:lets see: Sikorky in Stratford , and railroad a easy navigational aid.
lots of helicopters flying in for work to be done.
From the initial post, didn't sound like this would be the case given how it was allegedly [if the first post IS anything to go by] swooping down along at the aforementioned station stops, not to mention if it were getting "dangerously close" [SIC] to the catenary wires, short of anything pre-planned / authorized from the FAA so far as flight plans are concerned, wouldn't there be legal hell for the pilot?
 #1021796  by Train538
 
Travelsonic wrote:
DutchRailnut wrote:lets see: Sikorky in Stratford , and railroad a easy navigational aid.
lots of helicopters flying in for work to be done.
From the initial post, didn't sound like this would be the case given how it was allegedly [if the first post IS anything to go by] swooping down along at the aforementioned station stops, not to mention if it were getting "dangerously close" [SIC] to the catenary wires, short of anything pre-planned / authorized from the FAA so far as flight plans are concerned, wouldn't there be legal hell for the pilot?
I honestly doubt Sikorsky would be testing their choppers that dangerously, Dutch ;-). But you do have a point regarding how the railroad is an easy navigational aid. It's very difficult to come to a conclusion, but most of the ideas mentioned so far sound quite realistic.