Meeting and Petition for Pesky Helicopters

[pslamont]

I would like to run a "guess" and say that bnack in 2000 most of us weren't here on island. The population explosion has been in the last three to four years. Before that, this issue simply didn't impact as many people.

I think it is fair to say that the tour companies, in their interest to entertain their customers, seek out "interesting" sights. That is a big part of the problem. They aren't just flying to the park or craters or ocean.

I had the unfortunate experience of having one chopper come close to landing in my front yard. I am not sure what they were so interested in, but they cruised around my 30 acres a couple times and then came in so low they sprayed mud all over my front lanai and windows. It has never happened since but there was absolutely NO reason for this chopper to be down here.

I know the organization has been in the works for a year or two, having found an attorney, etc... to guide the cause. It will be interesting to see where this goes.

It is not reasonable to expect tour operations to stop here, but it is very reasonable to expect the laws to be followed/enforced. I believe that is what this is really all about.

IMHO
Pam

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