I take it you have never worked in the capital?
Helicopter noise certainly is a big issue in central London and I wonder how often the airborne ops add anything to what the ground camera operators can see.
The UK has more cctv than just about any nation on the planet.
Facial recognition technology also allows very close up monitoring of criminals.
A turbine helicopter at 1500 ft can never achieve the high definition pictures that ground based cameras can.
Protest marches are a typical example of noisy NPAS deployment that achieves nothing.
My point is that a lot of the NPAS ops can be reduced by using the latest technology.
More expensive time wasting here.
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#NPAS63 overhead for the boat race #boatrace2017 please remember that the tide comes in very fast and be careful of the wash
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#boatrace2017 A few pics from #NPAS63
Please explain how that sortie helped solve ground crimes?
Maybe is it is time for the new Met boss to reign in these joy rides?