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    From anonuser@21:1/5 to All on Mon Feb 13 08:18:25 2023
    Hello,

    I'm in rural NW Florida. We are having problems with helicopters flying
    at what appears to be dangerously low altitude over the farm.

    One of the helos appear to be based with a county sheriff of a nearby
    county. The helo is painted in camo colors and the N-number is
    obscured. The pilot wears a camo flight suit.

    The other helos appear to be various military makes/models and I would
    guess is probably associated with Homeland or an Army base 30+ miles away.

    The county sheriff's department has a well-earned history of corruption
    going way, way back and I'm positive there's no satisfaction to be
    gained by a complaint filed there. They honestly do think they are
    above the law.

    As far as the military/Homeland birds, I dunno what to think as
    previously I did not believe them to be this &^^%$%$# reckless.

    So, how do you deal with reckless, threatening behavior from elements of government? Is there any "normal functioning" process remaining to deal
    with these very immature and frightening delinquents?

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  • From Roy@21:1/5 to anonuser on Mon Feb 13 20:45:46 2023
    On 2/13/2023 8:18 AM, anonuser wrote:
    Hello,

    I'm in rural NW Florida.  We are having problems with helicopters flying
    at what appears to be dangerously low altitude over the farm.

    One of the helos appear to be based with a county sheriff of a nearby county.  The helo is painted in camo colors and the N-number is
    obscured.  The pilot wears a camo flight suit.

    The other helos appear to be various military makes/models and I would
    guess is probably associated with Homeland or an Army base 30+ miles away.

    The county sheriff's department has a well-earned history of corruption
    going way, way back and I'm positive there's no satisfaction to be
    gained by a complaint filed there.  They honestly do think they are
    above the law.

    As far as the military/Homeland birds, I dunno what to think as
    previously I did not believe them to be this   &^^%$%$#   reckless.

    So, how do you deal with reckless, threatening behavior from elements of government?  Is there any "normal functioning" process remaining to deal with these very immature and frightening delinquents?


    The people you should complain to is the FAA. They are the ones that
    control airspace.

    Some info:

    The typical minimum altitude is 1000 feet especially flat areas. The registration numbers on a helicopter probably can't be read at that
    distance.

    I use an app called Flightradar24. It will show aircraft and you can
    tap on the aircraft and get the info including the from/to, altitude,
    speed and registration. Helicopters are included. Military may not be.

    My daughter lived a few miles from an Air Force base in Utah. She was
    under the flight path from the base to the bombing range so many of the
    jets that flew overhead were armed. Never had a problem in the eight
    years she was there

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  • From Roy@21:1/5 to Roy on Mon Feb 13 21:28:02 2023
    On 2/13/2023 8:45 PM, Roy wrote:
    ...

    The typical minimum altitude is 1000 feet especially flat areas. The registration numbers on a helicopter probably can't be read at that
    dist

    Correction.

    The Federal Aviation Regulation (FAR) Part 91.119 indicates that, except
    when necessary for departure or landing, the minimum altitude over urban
    areas is 1,000 feet above ground level (AGL) and 500 feet AGL over rural
    areas.

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