Well said FL!
I got problems from my NIMBY neighbour about helicopter noise. He didn't approach me directly like a man, even though I'd previously seen him to explain what I was planning to do. Instead he went through the 'avenue ;-)' of the local planning department who sent me an ill-informed snot-a-gram. To their credit however, when they were appraised of a few facts, with some helpful advise from the BHAB web-site and quoting the 28-day rule, they wrote back and basically said 'no problems, crack on'.
I'll reserve my comments on my thoughts of the tone of FlyCumbrias post!
J