Mysterious helicopters have been circling Los Angeles

Re:Mysterious helicopters have been circling Los Angeles by nabilhat on Thursday January 14, 2021 @03:51PM (#25782288)

The PPB were renting N50TV (FOX livery and all) for a while and using it to hunt people walking home for enhanced harrassment. The owners of that helicopter didn't feel great about being associated, so PPB moved on to other rentals out of Port Orchards, WA.

Through the summer it was possible to watch C172's on ADSB squawking as IDAHO33 and IDAHO44, circling at 3000ft. They haven't been visible on ADSB in months. I have a great view of the areas they often circle over. They're still active, they're just not squawking. As recently as yesterday afternoon, in fact.

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Re:Mysterious helicopters have been circling Los Angeles by therockspush on Thursday January 14, 2021 @06:32PM (#25784608)

I noticed the police helicopters in the bay area were only showing up as mlat reports on adsbexhange a couple months ago as well. Easy to spot but weird how they suddenly stopped squawking. Are they exempt now?

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