Los Angeles Traffic question

[legaleagle]

I am getting the CFI in the next week or so, and was wondering what places fly traffic in the basin. There are a lot of helicopters, but I was told that there were a couple of companies at Burbank, VNY, etc that flew 152's. Anyone have any names they could point me too? I want to fly some traffic on the side. Thanks!

CB

 

[legaleagle]

Anyone?

 

[Iceman07]

Perhaps we don't understand your questions...

Are you asking where in the LA area you can fly/teach in C-152's?

What do you mean by "I want to fly some traffic on the side."?

 

[Andy Neill]

Sounds like he is interested in who does traffic reporting for radio in LA - nothing to do with instructing.

 

[Inconceivable]

I thought most LA traffic was done in fling-wing

 

[urflyingme?!]

The problem is that every Radio Station and TV station has their own helicopter, or they share one with a reporter and all that jazz. They use them for all those car chases that come on here every 4 minutes....

 

[User546]

What kind of minimums do you typically need to get a job in a big city like that doing traffic watch / ferrying reporters? Curious both fixed-wing, and "fling-wing"

 

[ShadowFlight]

All TV work in LA is done by helicopters. Most traffic watch is done in planes with the exception of KFWB 980 (Jeff Baugh/National Helicopters) and KIIS-FM (Chuck Street). Both are flown in JetRangers.

Most of the airplane work is done by a company in Palmdale with the planes based at Whiteman. They fly for Metro Traffic. I want to say the company is Pegasus or something like that. I can double-check with a friend who's a reporter in one of the planes. To my knowledge, planes are 172's with a 152 as back-up.

Peace

SF

 

[Pistonpilot]

The company that has the traffic watch in L.A. is Exodus.
Based out of Lancaster and keeps planes at Whitman.

 

[ocpistolpete]

traffic watch

I used to fly traffic here in 321AL. I believe the mins are 500 TT and cfi. I ll call the reporter and ask him. I believe they fly out of FUL or CNO.
there is another company based in VNY, on south east side flying 172. don't know their name...

good luck!!!

Peter

 

[ShadowFlight]

there is another company based in VNY, on south east side flying 172. don't know their name...

good luck!!!

Peter

I believe you're talking about Jetcopters but they don't fly traffic watch anymore. Exodus now has the contract.

Peace

SF