"I see a lot of the ENG guys in the Dallas area that seem to forget that they are supposed to be pilots first, then news reporters. I have never done so, but have been tempted to take a few pics of them hovering over an accident scene with total disregard for the safety of the people below them."
I wouldn't be so quick to stereotype all of the guys out there, Foggy. I flew with Mr. Crump as well as the Zebra stripe crew and KVIL crew (all three of which do video and radio, iirc) and found them to be exceptionally professional about their flying and safety. Obviously that had no bearing on the situation Mr. Crump ran into, and looking at his options for landing and the survival and injury rate onboard, he seemed to have handled this situation as best as he could.
-Mike