Peter Roof fills in for staff ENG camera operator on helicopter serving most local news stations in the Washington DC market. He has been working with the flight crew serving local news stations since 1999. The crew and aircraft fly about two+ hours each weekday and are on call to cover breaking news at other times. Over the years the camera system has been upgraded from a standard-def UltraMedia II system manufactured by FLIR to newer high def systems. The signal can be transmitted live via belly-mounted microwave system. The photographer is not only responsible for the camera but the tapeless recorder, transmission systems, consumer GPS, and news station radios.