Today Chopper 10 visited the student of Windsor Elementary for their career day. It was pleasure to show the students chopper 10 and tell about careers in aviation.

The first group was the younger students who really seem to enjoy learning about Chopper 10 and how it is able to fly like a humming bird in any directions.

The second group was the older students that I was able to go into more in depths with in careers in aviation and how to get started. The students were able to see how Chopper 10 gives WAVY TV a unique news gathering capability. Also they learned that Chopper 10 is a two men crew.

Chopper 10  photographer Tom Marks handles all of the cameras on Chopper 10 and gives them a birds eye view while I handle the flying and the reporting duties.

Tom and I truly enjoy the time we are able to spend with students in the Hampton Roads Community and look forward to seeing them again.

It was a perfect weekend to see some of the most powerful aircraft in the world.

I wanted to say Thank You to all of the personal at Langley AFB and Dale Drumright for all of the help that they gave me in making this my 10th and one of the best weekend shows ever.

The following are some of the pictures from my perceptive.

I had a great time meeting everyone that stopped by Chopper 10 to say “Hi”…

Thanks to all,

Chopper John

Just wanted to say “Hi” to all the children at BF Williams in Virginia Beach and say thank you for inviting  me out to see you last week. Here are a few pictures of the morning that I spent with you.

I am on my way to see you.....

Chopper 10 at B F Williams

Letting you know how we use Chopper 10

Here is my office.....

I had a great time and was asked some really good questions. Remember that if you want to you too can become a pilot.

Well it looks like we dodged another line of nasty storms.

John and Jermey kept us all up to date as the storms moved through our area.

Newport News did get hit with some winds that took a section of roof and some minor damage to a couple of homes.

You can tune into WAVY at five today to see the view of the damage that only Chopper 10 give you.

Take Care and be safe.

Chopper John

I was invited to the opening ceremonies of the Deep Creek Baseball Association on Saturday. It was a beautiful day for baseball.

I wanted to thank Jake Darrell for inviting me and say that all of the kids were great. It was a lot of fun.

Hope all the leagues have a great season this year and the kids have memories that they will cherish their whole lives.

PLAY BALL !!!

I was in Texas for the week of March 9 undergoing training. This is something that I do every year. I go to the Bell Helicopter Factory Course for pilots. It is a one week course that is by invitation only from Bell. It is called the Professional Pilot Course.

That covers my check ride that the FAA requires to maintain proficiency as well as recertification on my Night Vision Goggles, and my Instrument proficiency.

I know that may be hard to understand. Let’s just say this, that training is the best in the world and gives me the ability to bring you, our viewers, the latest breaking news in the safest manner possible.

I will now be up in the mornings starting at 0500 hours to keep you our viewers the most informed about traffic conditions before you leave home. That means that we can bring you faster and more accurate information than anyone in Hampton Roads.

I just wanted to say thank you to everyone that stopped by Chopper 10 to say hello this past weekend. I think that this was a great air show and I also wanted to thank the people at Oceana that made it all possible.

Stay Tuned,

John

I just wanted to send out a personal Thank You to all of the volunteers and Partners on Your Side that helped to make Operation School Supplies / Stuff the Bus a this year a success. I also wanted to thank all of you that made a donation to the program so that the kids that need help get what they need in order to start the upcoming school year off on the right foot. Thank You ALL….

John