East Carolina Helicopters

Ron Spiker · Post by **Ron Spiker** » Tue Jan 11, 2005 6:56 pm

Anyone know of anything going on at East Carolina Helicopters? I've been trying to get hold of them for a couple weeks via email and phone calls and can't get anyone.

Ron

RDRickster · Post by **RDRickster** » Tue Jan 11, 2005 7:26 pm

Late last year, a friend of mine had a pre-arranged schedule to go down there and play in the Brantley. The weather turned ugly, so he didn't go... but things seemed okay last October / November timeframe. I haven't heard anything different.

Ron Spiker · Post by **Ron Spiker** » Tue Jan 11, 2005 8:05 pm

I talked to Jerry a couple times late November and I know the politics are still giving them a lot of problems (or were at that time). They still have an answering machine that answers the phone, but its been doing that for two weeks, and emails aren't answered. Maybe they're on vacation. Just wondering if anyone had heard any differently.

Thanks.

RDRickster · Post by **RDRickster** » Tue Feb 01, 2005 6:33 pm

Isn't the hanger in the background of these ebay photographs that of East Carolina Helicopters? In fact, I'm pretty certain that the following Brantly belongs to East Carolina when I was there some time ago. What's up?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayI ... otohosting

Ron Spiker · Post by **Ron Spiker** » Tue Feb 01, 2005 6:36 pm

Finally talked to Jerry today. They're still there, but still having a lot of political problems. That helicopter looks like one of theirs but Jerry says it is not.

RDRickster · Post by **RDRickster** » Tue Feb 01, 2005 7:33 pm

You are right. The red one on Ebay looks EXACTLY like the one for sale at http://www.eastcarolinahelicopters.com, except for the black strip (and the tail number). Let me guess on the political situation... local rich folks only want the airport for their Lear Jets and don't want the noisy helicopter around, right?