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A viewing guide to the helicopters flying over Washington, DC

Be sure to also check out the fantastic CopterSpotter program (Twitter | Telegram|Annual Report), which shares live reports of sightings. More details below.

Commonly Seen

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DC's Community Helicopter Tracking Platform

<iframe loading="lazy" src="https://map.copterspotter.com/" title="CopterSpotter" style="width:100%" height=800></iframe> Since 2020 Andrew Logan's CopterSpotter system (@HelicoptersofDC on Twitter/Telegram) has collected over 17,000 user submitted helicopter sightings. In April 2022 they rolled out a computer vision program that gives instant answers to residents wondering "What's that helicopter?" You can browse their dataset above, or hit the "+" to submit a sighting. Check out his [amazing annual reports](https://www.google.com/search?q=site%3Acopterspotter.com) to learn much more. You can learn more about the project in Andrew's Def Con Talk.

Photo Credits for this page

Washington Hospital Center: MedSTAR	US Army: 12th Aviation Battalion
Metropolitan Police Department: Air Support Unit	US Coast Guard: Air Station Atlantic City
Childrens National: SkyBear	US Marine Corps: HMX-1 Squadron
US Air Force: 1st Helicopter Squadron	US Park Police: Aviation Unit

Disclaimers

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