India 900

The police helicopter has been busy this weekend, Its been hovering round Goose Green, Marus Bridge quite a lot plus, police bikes and cars,
Anyone know why ?

They'll be following the Police keeping tabs on some reprobates who've nicked a car or done some other mischief.

I've had them hovering over my house from time to time and they don't half make a din.

'The' police helicopter?

Its the code name for the helicopter,

Apha bravo, 6, requests India 900 over, , Some nutter on a roof, can you attend laaaike, over,

Aye, 'it' chased a lad on an off-road bike last week. He was trapped in a field down near Haydock flashes (Sankey Valley Nature Trail to the uninitiated). Several police cars and motorbikes parked at evey exit, he was riding up and down, round and round, like a goldfish in a bowl. Witnesses say 'it' kept flying close to him hoping to blow him off with the blade wind.
Anyroadup, they eventually caught him as he ran out of petrol!
A couple of tradesmen in my mate's woodyard said it was ridiculous waste of police time, a lad on a motorbike, doing no harm to anybody, laaaaike.
However, later, it turned out he'd stabbed someone before stealing the bike to escape on and the victim was in a bad road.
So, you never know!

They don't commandeer a helicopter for no reason as it costs a fortune, but "several" Police cars sounds just a little bit of over-kill.

At least they caught the little rat.

Here's a picture of it!

a picture in motion

Probably looking for someone who plays the piano in the knack

Police helicopter up and about for at least 20mins yesterday evening covering a vast area backwards and forwards in the sky

India 99 actually.

Thank you for that correction BB, Some people on here are informative and entertaining , I bet that nasty one did't know that and, Its always flying round Norley where his Den is,,,

I thought there was 4 helicopters?
India 97, India 98, India 99 and Police 151 ?
They used to be kept at Blackpool, Barton and Howarden and were controlled from Police control centre in Haydock? Eh?

Eh!

GM Police don't own or operate any helicopters, NPAS own and operate them and provide support to Police forces

National Police Air Service.
LINK

I can't be certain but GM Police used to own Sea King helicopters but were taken off them whenNAPS took control besides there is no need for anti submarine helicopters on the LL canal or air to surface missiles

Don’t believe what it says on Wikipedia.

The reason being?

I was reading that the average cost of each helicopter is over £3000 per hour this covers every thing from staff to maintenance with about £1000 per hour when in the air

Correct PeterP

Posted by: tonker (30077) View tonker's page

Don’t believe what it says on Wikipedia.

You are better off listening to Mr Know-it-all, Tonker

O. C., The reason being is that anybody can put whatever they want on Wikipedia.
For instance, a Wiganer might put on, “the police helicopter is based in Wigan and is controlled from Wigan police headquarters in Wigan”. which would be wrong information, and Wikipedia is full of wrong information.

Fox Features, RAG OFF!

Peter. …. £3200 an hour, air or ground.

tonker

Is there anything you do not claimed to know?

Tonker is the Earl of Haydock, Also the chief executive officer of Tonkerpedia from which, the know nowts of Google and wikithinktheyknow copy and paste from his fountain of knowledge, We are not fit to lace his boots,

Actually, Tonker is right about Wikipedia. I've noticed a few things that have been totally off the mark, most especially with those AI explanations.

Tonker, I think the cost that Peter gave was when airborne, but I'm not positive. While it's on the ground it's doing nowt, so no fuel usage.

“Could you please break down the cost for the National Police Air Service including but limited to the cost of the aircraft being in the air.”

The cost per hour for flying NPAS aircraft is £3,200, this includes all costs, note there is no differentiation between a “ground” hour and an “airborne” hour.
To provide any further cost breakdown would greatly exceed the 18 hours stipulated within the Act.

They seek him here,
they seek him there,
that elusive tonker.
gets everywhere

Is he in heaven,
or his he in hell,
No, he is either in Ashton,
or a mountain in sunny Spain.

I believe he's in Spain right now if a previous post he made is to go by, where the sun is blisteringly hot. Then again, the sun is always hot.