Helicopter pilot giving rides is told by sheriff's deputy that he is unsafe.

Attributes
ACN	300437
Time
Date	199503
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : tix
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Bell Helicopter Textron Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 69 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 1350
ASRS Report	300437
Person 2
Affiliation	government other
Function	observation : observer
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

I was giving rides at a sea fest at the port of canaveral by titusville, fl. I was taking off climbing to 500 ft, then made a turn east then back around by the carnival. I was never below 200 ft. Never more than 15 degrees pitch and never more than 45 degrees of bank. At no time was there any danger to people or property. A sheriff's deputy came up to me and said I was running an unsafe operation. He is wrong. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter states that the FAA did get involved in an investigation. There had been video taken of the entire activity that day and when the FAA saw the tape he concluded that there was nothing unsafe about the operation. Case closed.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: HELI PLT GIVING RIDES IS TOLD BY SHERIFF'S DEPUTY THAT HE IS UNSAFE.

Narrative: I WAS GIVING RIDES AT A SEA FEST AT THE PORT OF CANAVERAL BY TITUSVILLE, FL. I WAS TAKING OFF CLBING TO 500 FT, THEN MADE A TURN E THEN BACK AROUND BY THE CARNIVAL. I WAS NEVER BELOW 200 FT. NEVER MORE THAN 15 DEGS PITCH AND NEVER MORE THAN 45 DEGS OF BANK. AT NO TIME WAS THERE ANY DANGER TO PEOPLE OR PROPERTY. A SHERIFF'S DEPUTY CAME UP TO ME AND SAID I WAS RUNNING AN UNSAFE OP. HE IS WRONG. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATES THAT THE FAA DID GET INVOLVED IN AN INVESTIGATION. THERE HAD BEEN VIDEO TAKEN OF THE ENTIRE ACTIVITY THAT DAY AND WHEN THE FAA SAW THE TAPE HE CONCLUDED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING UNSAFE ABOUT THE OP. CASE CLOSED.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.