Gov.-elect Robert Ehrlich was given extensive use of a privately owned helicopter during his gubernatorial campaign but has not yet reported it in campaign finance reports, an aide acknowledged Wednesday.
Ehrlich spokesman Paul Schurick said the helicopter use will be disclosed in a campaign report to be filed next week.
The helicopter was provided by Whirlwind Aviation Inc., run by J. Duncan Smith, the vice president of Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc., which owns 62 television stations, including WBFF and WNUV in Baltimore, The (Baltimore) Sun reported Wednesday.
