? for AUH atc.

[Togalk]

Why is it we have to fly over Khalifa city in our nice quiet jets at 5000', yet these loud helicopters fly right over the villa's/schools/hospitals at a couple of hundred feet. The shoreline is right there, can't they fly down it to get to the military heliport?

[omaATC]

Khalifa City where the helicopters fly are outside the Control Zone, so we cannot tell them what to do:)
Give me a good rate of descent as soon as you are clear of OMP49 next time you are flying, and I will let you overfly Khalifa City at 2300 feet at least (that is the MRVA in that area.)
Or even better, do a visual approach, and you can overfly as low as you want:)

[Togalk]

I'm more pissed off at the noise of the helicopters then having to stay high over Khalifa City, but I'm all over that approach. I'll try it next time.

[dubh12000]

but I'm all over that approach. I'll try it next time.

.....You'll probably be blinded by the flood lights from Al Forsan or somesuch.

[Jetjock330]

Anybody know what the aerobtaic show overhead Al Bateen was in aid of today at 5 pm? Witnessed a little piston powered aircraft with smoke on doing an aerobatic display overhead Al Bateen for 30 minutes.

[omaATC]

That would be the Abu Dhabi Air Expo 2012.

Abu Dhabi Air Expo | Al Bateen Executive Airport | ADAC Airports | Airports & Companies | Abu Dhabi Airports Company (http://www.adac.ae/english/airports-and-companies/airports/al-bateen-executive-airport/abu_dhabi_air_expo_2012.aspx)

[Demented]

Tog, if you want to fly low over the school/hospitals/villas in Khalifa, go fly helicopters, it is much nicer than being at 5000 ft in your quiet air-conditioned jet. We don't choose the routes, they are published and we just follow them :ugh:

Another thought, get your company to give you a better housing allowance and then you won't have to live in KCA and no noise......:)