Well, my opinion (and yes opinions are like @ssh0les - we all have them), is that there are far to many NIMBYs around, who are are all too willing to turn a blind eye when it suits them.
I personally don't like helicopters much, if staplefordheli were to fly one low over my house I wouldn't consider it a nuisance. No more than the local teenager revving his scooter as he goes by. I wouldn't even bother to put my newspaper down.
However, if someone flew a Pitts over my house I'd go out and watch.