Helicopters are often used for services that benefit communities, such as fire fighting, crime prevention, search and rescue, construction and media coverage. Therefore, they can be required to fly over residential areas that normally experience few overflying aircraft. The noise helicopters generate can be particularly noticeable to people who are not used to aircraft noise…

Circuit training is the first stage of practical pilot training, focused on take-offs and landings. It involves the pilot making approaches to the runway, touching down and then applying power to take-off again. Circuit training is undertaken at most airports, particularly regional and general aviation aerodromes. How a circuit is flown and its location is…