Helicopter Traffic (Raleigh, Fort Bragg: house, neighborhood, school)

[CHTransplant]

Originally Posted by North_Raleigh_Guy

Why are people so worked up about helicopters?

I always cover my head in tin foil whenever I hear them overhead.

[lovebrentwood]

You can try calling the non-emergency police number during the day and ask if it's a law-enforcement helicopter. They probably won't tell you the truth if they are working on a case.

It probably isn't a news/traffic helicopter since they don't generally fly at night -- it's more dangerous and there is less light for video. If it's early evening, it might be a news/traffic helicopter.

It probably isn't a hospital helicopter, but you can call the nearest hospital and ask.

It probably isn't a military helicopter.

I can't stand helicopter or jet noise, and I am so grateful I live in Brentwood where there isn't any. News/traffic helicopters used to be an issue on a daily basis until we all made a fuss -- many years ago. At the time, we even considered moving and looked at houses off Route 98 (north of here), thinking helicopters would not be an issue because it seemed to have a rural feel (at the time).

While we were there, a helicopter buzzed the house we were looking at.

I love Brentwood.

[Grizzmeister]

Originally Posted by CHTransplant

I always cover my head in tin foil whenever I hear them overhead.

Not to pick on you specifically but I heard the funniest reply to that the other day. Basically it went something like this, it's good that you wear a tin foil hat because it helps lock in the stupid.

Hey, last time I checked this is still the United States and if you're offended by annoying sounds why not speak out and see if others share your opinion. Isn't that what them there founding father folk called- democracy?

It's pretty well known that helicopter noise is unsettling and that's why it was used prominently in Francis Ford Coppola's movie masterpiece Apocalypse Now. You may also recall that Mr. Coppola's Viet Nam era reimagining of Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness won an academy award for best sound.

[slim2none]

Originally Posted by North_Raleigh_Guy

Why are people so worked up about helicopters?

I don't see anyone getting worked up about helicopters. The strongest thing the OP said is "it's getting annoying" - I wouldn't call that getting worked up. The only people who seem worked up are the ones suggesting that asking an innocent question means you're a conspiracy nut.

[rfburns]

Originally Posted by lovebrentwood

You can try calling the non-emergency police number during the day and ask if it's a law-enforcement helicopter. They probably won't tell you the truth if they are working on a case.

Or, they'll just say "we don't have a helicopter", because that will be true for all law enforcement agencies around here, except the Highway Patrol.

[lovebrentwood]

Originally Posted by rfburns

Or, they'll just say "we don't have a helicopter", because that will be true for all law enforcement agencies around here, except the Highway Patrol.

That's right. But I do believe they share resources if necessary.

[luv4horses]

If the helicopters are flying about the same time each evening my guess would be that they either belong to commuters with their own 'copters or that they are taking military from RDU to Fort Bragg.

[North_Raleigh_Guy]

Originally Posted by Grizzmeister

Hey, last time I checked this is still the United States and if you're offended by annoying sounds why not speak out and see if others share your opinion. Isn't that what them there founding father folk called- democracy?

No not really.

Look it up. " Democracy allows eligible citizens to participate equally—either directly or through elected representatives—in the proposal, development, and creation of laws"

That not even close to what is going on here.

[North_Raleigh_Guy]

Originally Posted by slim2none

I don't see anyone getting worked up about helicopters. The strongest thing the OP said is "it's getting annoying" - I wouldn't call that getting worked up. The only people who seem worked up are the ones suggesting that asking an innocent question means you're a conspiracy nut.

Do a search. This helicopter thing comes up more than once. Usually accompanied by some oddball comments. I'm more amused than worked up. I was curious why Kroger was out of tin foil the last time I grocery shopped. now I know why.

[Poggly Woggly]

I always thought it was kind of cool when the helicopters fly over North Hills. I usually stand at attention when the military choppers buzz by at low altitudeBack in the 50's dirigibles used to fly over Raleigh all the time. I really miss those too.