11-30-2010, 03:53 PM
It is the FAA, not the FCC...
Most of the ones I see are flying well above 1000 feet anyway. Most people don't know what 500 or 1000 feet is. However, if weather patterns are bad, they fly under the clouds, not in them, and don't fly out over the coastline, for safety reasons.
I do see the monthly line checks when they get done. They advertise it in the paper for a week in advance. They utilize various tour helicopter companies for the line checks.
Most of the ones I see are flying well above 1000 feet anyway. Most people don't know what 500 or 1000 feet is. However, if weather patterns are bad, they fly under the clouds, not in them, and don't fly out over the coastline, for safety reasons.
I do see the monthly line checks when they get done. They advertise it in the paper for a week in advance. They utilize various tour helicopter companies for the line checks.