[BenLurkin]

Has anyone seen video of the actual crashed plane itself yet? Hard to believe the local television station doesn't have a helicopter overhead delivering live video of the wreckage.

Guess I'm too used to living in a major market.

[BigBlueJon]

No wreckage footage yet.

[kingu]

MSNBC is re-broadcasting video from their local affiliate, which pans along the short runway to the hillside where the fire training center is, then to the trees beyond.

[Diddle E. Squat]

The news conference said that the airport was reopened to flight operations and the crash was a bit past the end of a shorter runway used by smaller general aviation planes, so perhaps the copters are prohibited from within the airspace around the crash site that would provide a clear shot. Though one would think they could go higher up to get a suitable angle, but I have no idea what the ceiling is for a news copter.

[wallace144]

The local news outlets could not take off due to the crash. The airport was shut down and they couldn't get to the helicopters or planes. Louisville's WAVE 3 had a chopper in the area but the airspace was restricted.

[jwparkerjr]

re: Hard to believe the local television station doesn't have a helicopter overhead delivering live video of the wreckage

My son is a helicopter pilot for the sheriff's office in Naples, FL. He says they immediately declare the area for several miles around such a scene a no-fly zone and won't let anyone, including them in some cases, into the area. It would be even easier in this case because the entire accident scene is withing the restricted area around any airport that's controlled.