Dutchess County (Dover-Wingdale area)

[JS11581]

Not sure if this is the right place to post this but I'm gonna do it anyways. For the year that I've lived in Dover/Wingdale today was the 5th time I've seen the same black helicopter flying about 50-75 feet above route 22, very low and loud. It was hovering just down the road from me for about 2-3 minutes and left. Nothing on the scanner about a search. Heard a little chatter on 155.3700 as it was leaving the area about landing, but then i lost the signal. Any idea on what it could be? Maybe NYSEG inspecting power lines via helicopter using infrared?

 

[pro92b]

State police looking for marijuana fields

 

[DaveNF2G]

I second pro92b's comment. Are you sure it wasn't dark blue?

 

[COMINT_NE]

If you heard it on 155.37 (MRD) then it definitely was law enforcement related.

 

[JS11581]

Looked like this one. Sure is a beauty!

 

[DaveNF2G]

I don't think NYSP operates any of these.

 

[JS11581]

Come to find out it was just the power company checking lines from above as they use this same helicopter for that job. Thought it was police related because I heard NYSP chatter on MRD from a aviation unit (Ground Saber 16) at the same time. Guess it was just a coincidence.

 

[DaveNF2G]

NYSP aviation uses either the aircraft tail number or GREY RIDER ## for callsigns.