Narrative:

We were assigned to do a fly-by at stadium at XA43 hours, for a special event at the stadium which was sponsored by the stadium. It was coordinated through search and rescue and stadium manager of sales who in turn notified a representative from the city fire department. The flight was coordinated to be a total of 3 overflts, 2 from west to east and 1 north to south. We held about 3 mi to the west until the schedule time. At the scheduled time we did the fly-by's circling to the south after the first west to east pass. We were approximately 400-500 ft above the stadium lights and 80 KTS over the south side of the stadium on each of the west to east passes. We circled back to the north and made the final pass north to south (center field to home base) passing over the stadium southwall lights at approximately 200-300 ft and 80 KTS. This aircraft is capable of producing 123% torque on 1 engine, giving us a large amount of safety margin for level flight. The power that is required to fly straight and level at 80 KTS is 40% torque (equivalent to 80% torque single engine) at this altitude and our weight. A consideration that we thought after the flight, was there could have been more coordination of the flight prior to it taking place. This would help alleviate any concerns or problems that persons either on the ground or in the vicinity would have about the flight. One way that this might be accomplished, is better communications between our department, aeronautical bureau, the FAA, and stadium officials.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN S61 HELI CREW, AFTER MAKING 3, PRESCHEDULED FLY-BYS OF STADIUM, HAD SECOND THOUGHTS ABOUT HOW THE EVENT HAD BEEN ARRANGED.

Narrative: WE WERE ASSIGNED TO DO A FLY-BY AT STADIUM AT XA43 HRS, FOR A SPECIAL EVENT AT THE STADIUM WHICH WAS SPONSORED BY THE STADIUM. IT WAS COORDINATED THROUGH SEARCH AND RESCUE AND STADIUM MGR OF SALES WHO IN TURN NOTIFIED A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE CITY FIRE DEPT. THE FLT WAS COORDINATED TO BE A TOTAL OF 3 OVERFLTS, 2 FROM W TO E AND 1 N TO S. WE HELD ABOUT 3 MI TO THE W UNTIL THE SCHEDULE TIME. AT THE SCHEDULED TIME WE DID THE FLY-BY'S CIRCLING TO THE S AFTER THE FIRST W TO E PASS. WE WERE APPROX 400-500 FT ABOVE THE STADIUM LIGHTS AND 80 KTS OVER THE S SIDE OF THE STADIUM ON EACH OF THE W TO E PASSES. WE CIRCLED BACK TO THE N AND MADE THE FINAL PASS N TO S (CTR FIELD TO HOME BASE) PASSING OVER THE STADIUM SOUTHWALL LIGHTS AT APPROX 200-300 FT AND 80 KTS. THIS ACFT IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING 123% TORQUE ON 1 ENG, GIVING US A LARGE AMOUNT OF SAFETY MARGIN FOR LEVEL FLT. THE PWR THAT IS REQUIRED TO FLY STRAIGHT AND LEVEL AT 80 KTS IS 40% TORQUE (EQUIVALENT TO 80% TORQUE SINGLE ENG) AT THIS ALT AND OUR WT. A CONSIDERATION THAT WE THOUGHT AFTER THE FLT, WAS THERE COULD HAVE BEEN MORE COORD OF THE FLT PRIOR TO IT TAKING PLACE. THIS WOULD HELP ALLEVIATE ANY CONCERNS OR PROBS THAT PERSONS EITHER ON THE GND OR IN THE VICINITY WOULD HAVE ABOUT THE FLT. ONE WAY THAT THIS MIGHT BE ACCOMPLISHED, IS BETTER COMS BTWN OUR DEPT, AERO BUREAU, THE FAA, AND STADIUM OFFICIALS.

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.