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Helicopter pilot reported a uav operator stated he was interfering with his commercial business along a boardwalk.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1445520 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201704 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Helicopter |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | UAV - Unpiloted Aerial Vehicle |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Other 107 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Rotorcraft |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 25 Flight Crew Total 7970 Flight Crew Type 1650 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Conflict Airborne Conflict Deviation - Procedural FAR Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
Individual claiming to be a commercial drone operator photographing a kite festival along the beach called the airport stating that I was violating his allowed 400 ft altitude while I was conducting a helicopter tour. I am well aware of the kite business on the boardwalk and always fly that location at 500 ft or above to avoid any kites. I did not see the drone that was apparently close to me and the individual would not give his name or any information to either the airport or to my employer. If the person was indeed an approved part 107 operator I don't feel he is willing to work with aviation businesses in the area by refusing to identify himself and threatening established aviation business in the area. I don't really know what can be done with an individual like this that doesn't want to communicate or how to correct the situation. Seems to be more of a problem everywhere other than just here locally.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Helicopter pilot reported a UAV operator stated he was interfering with his commercial business along a boardwalk.
Narrative: Individual claiming to be a commercial drone operator photographing a kite festival along the beach called the airport stating that I was violating his allowed 400 ft altitude while I was conducting a helicopter tour. I am well aware of the kite business on the boardwalk and always fly that location at 500 ft or above to avoid any kites. I did not see the drone that was apparently close to me and the individual would not give his name or any information to either the airport or to my employer. If the person was indeed an approved Part 107 operator I don't feel he is willing to work with aviation businesses in the area by refusing to identify himself and threatening established aviation business in the area. I don't really know what can be done with an individual like this that doesn't want to communicate or how to correct the situation. Seems to be more of a problem everywhere other than just here locally.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.