KWTV Pilot Reportedly Suspended for Racing the Chopper

By Kevin Eck 

jim-gardner-suspensionThe Lost Ogle reports, KWTV helicopter pilot Jim Gardner has been suspended from the station for racing the station chopper against a microjet that makes appearances at air shows across the country.

The details regarding the incident are a bit murky, but apparently it involved the futuristic George Jetson plane that Jim posted a pic of on July 27. I guess a video recently surfaced that showed Jim racing the plane in Sky News 9. The video has since been pulled, but I was able to obtain the following pixellated screenshot (right) of the clip via the Ogle Mole Network:

The July 27 photo referred to by The Lost Ogle can be seen after the jump, along with a publicity photo the station posted to its facebook page in May.

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A spokesperson for the Oklahoma City CBS affiliate told TVSpy they don’t comment on personnel matters.

Here’s the May publicity photo:

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And the July 27 photo Gardner sent out:
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