Red Helicopters

[tamborine]

got 2 circling & knocking tiles off roof. Is it cops, hospital heli or royals sussing me out?

Wot is radio wavelength for police info?

[hc4361]

Are they really knocking tiles off the roof? Make a note of the number and inform the police.

[hc4361]

This tells you how to complain and who to if they are not police helicopters

https://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/field_offices/fsdo/atl/local_more/media/nlowfly.pdf

[hc4361]

Ignore that - it's American

[hc4361]

This is the correct site

https://www.caa.co.uk/Our-work/Make-a-report-or-complaint/Report-a-potential-breach-of-aviation-law/

[tamborine]

no tiles off but flying too low & disturbing my alfresco brunch - lol.

Who uses red helicopers apart from royals?

[Eve]

If you get a picture someone might be able to identify it. I'm sure some of the air ambulances by me have been red (think they're yellow now), I live very close to the landing spot for a big hospital so seen/heard quite a lot. They can come over very low and can circle before landing.

Not sure about the royal ones, only one I've seen was a large dark coloured one which landed while I was at the races. Thought they were joking that it was the Queen arriving, it was! Princess Anne too.

[hc4361]

Where abouts are you? Some air ambulances are red.

[Eve]

Are you anywhere near Bodmin? There's a show on today.

http://www.air-shows.org.uk/2018/06/uk-airshow-calendar-2019/

http://bodminairfield.com/

[Eve]

If there is something going on nearby then maybe news helicopters.

[bhg481]

Thames Valley Air Ambulance fly red ones from RAF Benson. Yorkshire are yellow

[tamborine]

Runnymede, old windsor

[Spicerack]

Might be guests coming to brunch.

[mushroom25]

seeing the title, I did think this was a thread about a punk band......

[bhg481]

If you're in Old Windsor there's a real chance it's Thames Valley then, Tambo.

[aelmpvw]

i do apologise, my Bentley's in for a service so i had to use my other form of transport

[bhg481]

I've just checked their website and TVAA only have one helicopter, so it isn't them.

[Eve]

That's not too far from the Windsor estate isn't it? Maybe relating to the pending birth of the new royal baby?

[retrocop]

May be Royal flight choppers from RAF Northolt dropping off guests at Windsor Castle. The Queen,when in London, normally stays at Windsor for the Weekends and BP rest of the week.

[tamborine]

methinks bank holiday crashes on M25, M4 or M3