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The dispatchers had trouble getting in contact with 6361 on that call.

Up until recently, the San Pasqual units were referred to as Engine 67, Truck 67, etc. I think they're just using a different numbering system, not new equipment.

Copter 1 is back in service with a very prominent FLIR apparatus attached under the nose.

Were they using a water bucket in the drill, since the Canadian helicopter doesn't have a water tank?

I can see where a FLIR would be useful, but I wonder why a TV downlink. Who will they transmit to?

There is a helicopter parked in Copter 1's space at Montgomery Field with Canadian registration letters and Copter 1 is not there. Anybody know what's going on there?

I'm wondering if Copter 1 is in for maintenance and this is some kind of loaner. It doesn't have a water tank.

There has been quite a bit of discussion about automotive power supplies on the Yahoo BCD396T group. You might want to go there and search on DC power.

Montgomery Field has an alternate tower frequency too. It's 125.7. I have heard both in use several times when the airport is particularly busy. Then they use a separate tower operator for each of the parallel runways, like what was described for Brown. When both frequencies aren't being used separa...