Limits to rotary ops over residential areas

[jxf63]

Repost (edited) from Pax & SLF

I frequently stay with a friend near Epsom and accept that some helicopter traffic overhead in unavoidable due to their location close the racecourse.

But I was just dozing off the other night when a really loud one woke me up - at 23:05 !!

Are there no time limits for helicopter flights over residential areas ?

P.S. It was suggested in reply to my original post that it would have been Police; that may be true, but I've heard a few of those over the years and they've tended to fade in an out as they flew around. This one went over in a straight line just like all the other private helis do during the day...

[Bravo73]

Originally Posted by jxf63

Are there no time limits for helicopter flights over residential areas ?

No.


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[highflyer40]

Police helicopters also fly in straight lines going from A to B you know.

[Gordy]

Police helicopters also fly in straight lines going from A to B you know.

Not unless they are looking for the burglar who is hiding in your back yard.....

[highflyer40]

They gotta fly a straight line from base to where they are patrolling, and if they get a call their going to fly a straight line to get there