Originally Posted by
Sunfish
So squawk, you blindly sailed into a helicopter downwash for no good reason? This sounds like manufactured rage to me. keep clear of helipads Nimby lad.
I was travelling downstream. It was facing west, lifted off, turned to the north, then proceeded to reverse out over the river, blind as to what was behind. As one not involved in this aviation activity, during the hover and takeoff phase, it's not something you want directly over your head.