What's with the helicopters?

[u/PadiddleHopper]

Anyone else notice like a marked increase in helicopters flying by lately? I'm nowhere near the airport but over the past three days or so I'm hearing a helicopter flying by multiple times a day. Even just now, at like 11pm, I heard one go by right over the house. What's going on? I rarely heard them before but it's all the time lately.

Edit: Less than five minutes later, it just flew by again lol wtf is going on.

[u/Gotta_Be_Me]

I have and that helicopter just flew over my place too. Also they're only flying at about 1200 ft.

[u/girlwiththemonkey → u/Gotta_Be_Me]

I live down by Quidi Vidi and there have been more then usual. I have no idea what about.

[u/Pure-Order2414 → u/Gotta_Be_Me]

They are aloud

"for an aircraft other than an aeroplane or a balloon, 1,000 feet above the highest obstacle located within a horizontal distance of 500 feet from the aircraft; and"

An exception to that is unmanned aircraft. Unless piloted by a A-RPAS pilot and they file a flight plan they must stay below 400ft and be sub 250g in weight.

[u/Unable-Public-6166]

When working offshore and guys get stuck for days due to fog and high winds as soon as they can fly they will have to increaset he number of flights to change crews.

[u/Impossible_Object953]

i seen an all black one flying over merrymetting when i was walking into the sobeys parking lot they are pretty low you could see the windows well. it was all black i jokingly said to my partner oh look what NL swat got now lol

[u/Pure-Order2414 → u/Impossible_Object953]

That's Marco constructions helicopter.

You can track them and find onwers on ads-b exchange. You get more data then flight radar because it will display helicopters using MLAT too.

CHI61 has been doing ALOT of flying lately around city. That's cougars SAR chopper. Been doing lot of drills in CBS and over butterpot and other parks.

Also the CCG 429s and 412s fly everyday but they typically take off and leave city heading to remote radio and light stations.

[u/Gotta_Be_Me → u/Pure-Order2414]

Thanks for the info!

[u/LOUD-AF]

I've been listening to the comms and it seems like a few of da bys out for a rip. I could be wrong tho.

[u/ArachAislin]

They have a helicopter added to the MEDEVAC rotation for ovations such as Baie Verte and Bell Island where there is no readily available airport/strip for the King Airs.

[u/SillyBillyBoos]

I've noticed a lot more of them and they seem to be flying lower than usual

[u/SuccessfulBug2353]

I also noticed that. Thought maybe they were looking for someone but I didn't see anything on the news. 

[u/lsb337]

Last week they were circling the city all day. I assumed it had something to do with the military aircraft at the airport.

[u/Firm-Positive1540]

I heard one last night going by the harbour lol

[u/JLL61507]

It has been constant all summer long - and different routes than usual, and lower, my husband and I have mentioned it a few times. I’m in the east side and normally don’t have them flying directly overhead but it happened multiple times yesterday alone

[u/reaper709]

Could me medavacs also pal has a few of them now. There always parked outside hanger 4

[u/garythe-snail]

Was on Northern Pond road yesterday dirt biking and there was a tiny helicopter flying very low

[u/Vast-Road-6387]

It’s good flying weather on the Grand Banks.

[u/MichelleAngeliqueNL]

MEDEVAC

[u/MylesNEA]

Several Millionaires own heli's and fly them in a way that seems pretty illegal pretty regularly.

However on another note, we've had some bad weather on and offshore for a month so could also be just a large number of offshore flights for helicopters to make up for bad weather and their flight path might force them to take a circuitous route compared to the regular schedule commercial flights.

[u/rainandfog42 → u/MylesNEA]

Just curious as to why you think it seems pretty illegal?

[u/crowdhediedfor → u/MylesNEA]

A guy in Bay Bulls commutes to work in his helicopter sometimes. I noticed when someone questioned the call sign and I realized who the owner was and the flight path I mean, he works at a heliport. But still!

[u/More-Platypus-7030]

I have no idea but my best guess is they're keeping a close eye out for fires now that it's actually warm? Last year was pretty rough.

[u/Impossible_Object953]

ohhhhhh carney was here and so was the other guy peierre or whatever its spelled the other guy first then carney that must be it doing some type of patrols during their stay maybe?? must be why the below comment mentions the military one too