An incident or not?
Please bear with me as I need some sound advice and this is not a wind-up.
For reasons I can't go into as they are to do with a possible court case, something unusual happened today with a police helicopter which was above the scene of what I cannot go into........The reason why the helo was there was legitimate but I had some concerns.
It was dusk and the helo had no navigation lights whatsoever showing. Nothing. No red or green or rotating light. I could barely make out the silhouette. This was for approximately 10 minutes and the aircraft departed for its base still not showing any lights.
It was close (about 2nm) from an approach to a small airport ( its base) but the helo was well under the descent slope, at probably 500 feet.
Is this permitted under any circumstances? It is probable that infra red was used. The searchlight was not used.
If this is an incident what should I do about it? CAA to be notified?
I would appreciate sensible and pragmatic answers.
MD