I have followed this discussion with interest.
What are forumites opinions of the airmanship skills of a helicopter pilot who decides to get aloft, and then departs along the active runway, just as 3 parachutists are on final descent (50 - 100 feet up) just (approximately 50 yds) to the north of the said runway?
This took place at a nice airfield in the South West (England) recently.
We could not believe our eyes, but then both of us are not heli pilots and as such, may not be aware of the protocol involved.