L.A.-area residents turn out to complain about helicopter noise
Los Angeles residents, concerned about the noise from media and sightseeing helicopters flying low over their neighborhoods, turned out to complain to the Federal Aviation Administration on Monday night at a public hearing in Sherman Oaks.
The FAA sought testimony from residents, community groups and helicopter pilots about the extent of the problem, where the noise is the loudest, which operators are the worst offenders and how the noise can be reduced.
“The helicopter flights are like having a group of bikers living next to you,” said Jack Wilson of Studio City. “It’s not law-enforcement flights. Most of it is being done by people trying to make a buck.”
Federal regulators hope the discussion will contribute to a report they are preparing about the issue. The study is expected to be finished within a year and could form the basis for possible regulatory or legislative action.
-- Dan Weikel, Los Angeles Times