Astrea

mike · Post by **mike** » Sat Sep 08, 2007 4:17 pm

Does anyone know if they still use Astrea helicopters in these colors:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v660/ ... 1-7-91.jpg

Rescue Pooh · Post by **Rescue Pooh** » Sat Sep 08, 2007 8:28 pm

I don't believe they are. They're pretty much the same in that photo only blue where the red is. Here's a pic:

Post by **Brian** » Sat Sep 08, 2007 11:56 pm

somewhat on topic....

Wikipedia has a nice page about ASTREA... Last updated in 2007
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerial_Sup ... t_Agencies

5 pages of ASTREA out playing!
http://www.alea.org/PhotoGallery/galler ... 43&gid=187

San Diego Move Aerial Support Teams Into One Home (Jan/Feb 2003)
http://www.alea.org/public/airbeat/back ... 3/sdso.htm

mike · Post by **mike** » Sun Sep 09, 2007 5:00 pm

Great stuff tks

RescueKujo · Post by **RescueKujo** » Mon Sep 10, 2007 2:41 pm

Mike,
I believe after the crash of the Astrea helo in Sycamore Canyon in 1996 the department switched to the blue design. Before that you saw blue, red and even this one (which is the one that crashed)

And as always, thanks for the interest in my photos.

Post by **Brian** » Mon Sep 10, 2007 2:44 pm

per the wiki link... the crash was in 1997 ?

1997 - On February 16, Deputy Patrick "Pat" S. Coyle, 42, died after the ASTREA helicopter in which he and pilot Ron Hobson were flying lost power and crashed in Sycamore Canyon, northeast of Santee, California. His death marked the first fatality in the then 25-year history of the sheriff's air support unit.

RescueKujo · Post by **RescueKujo** » Mon Sep 10, 2007 2:47 pm

That would be correct. I couldn't remember the exact time period.

dbelleperc · Post by **dbelleperc** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 2:00 am

Not in the orange, haven't seen one that color in a long time.

SDnative · Post by **SDnative** » Wed Oct 03, 2007 3:31 pm

Maybe I hadn't noticed before, but do they only use even numbers for Astrea?

I heard a new bird logging on the other day, and they wanted to use 2 but 2 was still in service so 2 said to use 4, but the new crew decided to use 6.

hodad200 · Post by **hodad200** » Wed Oct 03, 2007 7:18 pm

nope, i hear astrea 3 every night on law air.