Originally Posted by
rwanttaja
They don't at my field. Same pattern as fixed wing, except slightly closer-in than many) and slightly lower. In addition:
1. The instructors in the helicopters turn off their radios when the frequency is busy, as they claim it is too distracting. Their management has defended this practice, in writing, to the airport board.
2. The instructors have claimed, on the radio, that they have priority over "weekend pilots" (their term) and thus can perform hover instruction on the sole runway for minutes at a time. "Our students are paying thousands of dollars for instruction......"
Don't get me started about helicopters.....
Ron "Fox Two" Wanttaja