Eye in the Sky

The LAPD's latest scandal was uncovered thanks to L.A.'s TV choppers, which were (suprise) following a car chase and wound up reporting on a lot more than the usual slow-moving freeway pursuit. The Daily News checks in on L.A.'s TV station helicopter reporters.

Apparently, at least among the helicopter reporters, it's more about cooperation than competition:

Viewers may have noticed on major breaking stories that rival stations will share aerial feeds when one helicopter needs to set down for fuel or a mechanical problem. It's an informal arrangement that benefits everyone at one time or another.

Jennifer York, KTLA's popular morning traffic reporter who has been flying over L.A. for 16 years, says the cooperation in the air is "flawless."

"It's like a club," she says. "We never see each other because we're always flying, but everybody trusts everybody.