Originally Posted by
Sport_Pilot
Never heard of an Eagle One helicopter. When I goggled Eagle One I got a drone service called Eagle One so I figure the reporter got it confused. Does Kalifornia call their police heli's Eagle One? Maybe they should call it the Big Red One. Or Red Claw. Eagle One is just not right for Kalifornia.
Try Googling "
fresno sherriff department eagle one"
Eagle one is the Police Helicopter.
Many Police Departments will have their own callsigns or name for the Police Helicopters, e.g. In our State we use Polair 1, Polair 2, etc - as this makes it obvious who they are to ATC vs using the standard aircraft tail number.
This helps when you need a priority clearance.
Another example: The Orange County Sheriff's Department Helis are "Duke 1" and Duke 2"
http://www.policehelicopterpilot.com...viation-units/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E49WGc9h7JI