I was hoping for some answers to this one: I think that most of the stations, the ones I listen to anyway, are using the traffic services and they are all landbased. We know Mike Nolan in now grounded, but I think that Commander Chuck still flies for KIIS and KTLA. It seems that airbourne reporters are more for news and car chases now.
I did hear an interview with Major Dick Hale who was a longtime traffic reporter for WONE in Dayton and I believe maybe channel 2 there. Somoe one asked if he ever spied any voluptious ladies sunbathing in the all together. His answer was that from an airplane he was too high, but that a helicopter could see more on the ground details.