Helicopter battle kicks up dust in West Hollywood

vienna · 04-01-11, 01:39 PM

The arrogance of power, perhaps?

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la...,3903488.story

For those not familiar with the Los Angeles area, this person's home in Malibu is about a 45 minute drive away from his offices. There is a major hospital (Cedars-Sinai Medical Center) less than one block from the hotel helipad. I doubt the hospital would appreciate increased air traffic so close to their faclilities and possibly interferring with their own medivac emergency flights. I pass the hospital on a regular basis and even they don't have very much helicopter traffic; in fact it is very rare.

The one part of the story that really got my attention was this:

Kavanaugh got his pilot's license last year. He has a collection of luxury cars and has been convicted of reckless driving and driving under the influence, court records show. Keen said Kavanaugh has full driving privileges.

Is this the sort of person who should be flying over populated, urban areas, much less flying at all? Doesn't the FAA do background checks on persons applying for a pilot's license? If he must seek solace flying his toy, let him fly it over the ocean next to his home where the only real damage he might do is to himself.

gimpy117 · 04-01-11, 06:15 PM

I wouldn't wanna be anywhere near that hotel when he's landing on that roof. I'm surprised he can get a licence with DUI's I'll have to look at my FAR book and see

bookworm_020 · 04-01-11, 09:56 PM

Considering his history, living near the hospital may be a good thing!

UnderseaLcpl · 04-01-11, 10:21 PM

What the......? Aw... what a misleading thread title. I was hoping this would have something to do with a movie scene with a helicopter battle being filmed or perhaps a military exercise or maybe even a couple of flamboyant civilian helicopter-jockeys dogfighting over the streets of Los Angeles. And what do I get? A legal battle over some rich prick landing his helicopter on some hotel roof.

Jimbuna · 04-02-11, 05:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bookworm_020

Considering his history, living near the hospital may be a good thing!

LOL

vienna · 04-02-11, 01:09 PM

Quote:

What the......? Aw... what a misleading thread title.

Sorry about that; that was the original title of the L.A. Times article and I didn't notice the ambiguity at the time of the posting.

04-01-11, 01:39 PM	#1
vienna Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Anywhere but the here & now... Posts: 7,711 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	Helicopter battle kicks up dust in West Hollywood The arrogance of power, perhaps? http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la...,3903488.story For those not familiar with the Los Angeles area, this person's home in Malibu is about a 45 minute drive away from his offices. There is a major hospital (Cedars-Sinai Medical Center) less than one block from the hotel helipad. I doubt the hospital would appreciate increased air traffic so close to their faclilities and possibly interferring with their own medivac emergency flights. I pass the hospital on a regular basis and even they don't have very much helicopter traffic; in fact it is very rare. The one part of the story that really got my attention was this: Kavanaugh got his pilot's license last year. He has a collection of luxury cars and has been convicted of reckless driving and driving under the influence, court records show. Keen said Kavanaugh has full driving privileges. Is this the sort of person who should be flying over populated, urban areas, much less flying at all? Doesn't the FAA do background checks on persons applying for a pilot's license? If he must seek solace flying his toy, let him fly it over the ocean next to his home where the only real damage he might do is to himself.

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gimpy117 Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Kalamazoo, MI Posts: 3,243 Downloads: 108 Uploads: 0	I wouldn't wanna be anywhere near that hotel when he's landing on that roof. I'm surprised he can get a licence with DUI's I'll have to look at my FAR book and see __________________ Member of the Subsim Zombie Army

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bookworm_020 Navy Seal Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Sinking ships off the Australian coast Posts: 5,966 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Considering his history, living near the hospital may be a good thing! __________________ "There is always one person in any organization who knows whats going on, That person must be fired"

04-01-11, 10:21 PM	#4
UnderseaLcpl Silent Hunter Join Date: May 2008 Location: Storming the beaches! Posts: 4,254 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	What the......? Aw... what a misleading thread title. I was hoping this would have something to do with a movie scene with a helicopter battle being filmed or perhaps a military exercise or maybe even a couple of flamboyant civilian helicopter-jockeys dogfighting over the streets of Los Angeles. And what do I get? A legal battle over some rich prick landing his helicopter on some hotel roof. __________________ I stole this sig from Task Force