(41.51) Helicopter appeared without warning

[fjrevoredo]

Does the helicopter come without a warning now? I checked the emergency broadcast twice a day with no "Air activity" detected and suddenly on day 8 the helicopter appear in the middle of a loot run. Bug? Feature?

Edited July 22, 2021 by fjrevoredo

[AxioM]

Just had the same with v41.53 for the first time: checked Automated Emergency Broadcast System at 7am & after 9pm daily for any warning of incoming Helicopter. On Day 7 it arrived at 10am, but was only weather reports for the days before (no 'Air Activity' or other non meteorological messages).

 

Luckily as Burglar: just stole a car and drove away to rural area - unluckily: I couldn't get back into it after getting needed food from farm (the Heli swarm of Zombles fed on me instead!) Lesson learned: always be prepared for unannounced Helicopter Event, with 'bug-out' bag of food in a car - to just rely on AEBS for weather only... (Got used to the forewarning recently with Radio, had prioritised finding the AEBS Preset for it, but never again!)