Originally Posted by
chopjock
I'm not sure accelerate forward would be appropriate at that site? That may place the climb out over the students / buildings. Better to turn away from a crowd. .
You would be correct.
Hopefully they got permission from the land owner, in which case, nothing to see here, it's well within the part 91 regs.
Landing an aircraft in an uncontrolled space, among people that aren't helicopter savvy is a potential problem waiting to happen.