Originally Posted by
nomorehelosforme
"Officials" and "ban" make it sound like government regulatory action. If you don't feel like reading the article, it's just the fair organizers saying that they probably won't ever have helicopter rides at their fair again. The same is true of many other fairs and events. Not everyone likes the idea.
There are a lot of non-aviation side effects in the fairground industry, too. For example, there is a yearly fair that had some fatalities from a tent collapse not too long ago. Their insurance requirements are now so high it's a wonder they have a fair at all. There is another fair that had a deadly fire many years back. They still won't accept a helicopter concession, or any other concession they feel might be a "fire hazard".