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>>In the meantime try to get new helicopter landing sites approved in your neighborhood. Which takes us right back to the noise issue which needs to be solved,

>>In the meantime try to get new helicopter landing sites approved in your neighborhood. Which takes us right back to the noise issue which needs to be solved, first. 'Till then, no way. Helicopters (nicknamed 'choppers' for good reason) buzzing over neighborhoods aren't exactly the average homeowner's dream. The "whapwhapwhapwhap" of a helicopter overhead, reverberating through a home, is just as desirable as open-pipe Harley Davidson motorbikes or roaring hotrods. That is to say, it's not. Other than a crash, I can't think of a surer way to put people off from air traffic than noise. (edit: grammatical typo: than->as)

Gravityloss 10y ago
IMO fenestron equipped helicopters are significantly more pleasant to listen to. There's no sharp slapping from the tail rotor.
JDDunn9 10y ago
I don't think cities have the ability to regulate helicopters. Airspace is regulated by the FAA, which pre-empts the states from regulating them further. I remember reading an article about some city where helicopter noise had become a problem and they couldn't do much about it. Although I suppose with enough complaints the FAA might change their rules.
- arebop 10y ago
  Surely they can regulate use of land. What good is your helicopter without a helipad?
- nsxwolf 10y ago
  Increase the amount of helicopter-style traffic by 10x, and eventually congress will make the FAA enact new regulations.
- run4yourlives2 10y ago
  Airspace is regulated federally in most countries, but what you can build on the ground is almost always local in regulation. You might be allowed to fly overhead without he city being able to do much about it, but you won't be able to land or take off. (And to be honest, if the city complains to the federal regulators regarding noise, they almost always listen - almost every airport in a town has strict noise-reducing approach patterns for this reason already.)

Gravityloss 10y ago

IMO fenestron equipped helicopters are significantly more pleasant to listen to. There's no sharp slapping from the tail rotor.

JDDunn9 10y ago

I don't think cities have the ability to regulate helicopters. Airspace is regulated by the FAA, which pre-empts the states from regulating them further. I remember reading an article about some city where helicopter noise had become a problem and they couldn't do much about it. Although I suppose with enough complaints the FAA might change their rules.

arebop 10y ago
Surely they can regulate use of land. What good is your helicopter without a helipad?
nsxwolf 10y ago
Increase the amount of helicopter-style traffic by 10x, and eventually congress will make the FAA enact new regulations.
run4yourlives2 10y ago
Airspace is regulated federally in most countries, but what you can build on the ground is almost always local in regulation. You might be allowed to fly overhead without he city being able to do much about it, but you won't be able to land or take off. (And to be honest, if the city complains to the federal regulators regarding noise, they almost always listen - almost every airport in a town has strict noise-reducing approach patterns for this reason already.)