From the legal department: Don't leave a voicemail. It is more likely you will say something stupid that subjects the company to liability. If something went wrong, call someone and talk about it. Don't write it down and certainly don't leave a voicemail about it. Cheers.
It looks like the FAA is at a fork in the road: it doesn't know what to do with RC aircraft with the new-found popularity of drone aircraft (apparently built to be flown out of your line of sight). FAA has a valid interest in keeping safe aircraft that carry people. If RC aircraft and drones are a danger to aircraft with people in them then the FAA should be creating concise, limited rules like 'no flying over __ feet' or 'no flying within __ feet of an airport'. As for rules about what a drone or RC can do within those parameters then the local community can handle the rules, if any. In fact, most situations are likely already handled by existing laws. The commercial purpose of the RC in this case is irrelevant. The facts relevant to any FAA intervention is the location of the helipad, how close the plane was flown to people-carrying aircraft, and how high the plane was flown. Everything else seems irrelevant for FAA regulation.
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From the legal department: Don't leave a voicemail. It is more likely you will say something stupid that subjects the company to liability. If something went wrong, call someone and talk about it. Don't write it down and certainly don't leave a voicemail about it. Cheers.
It looks like the FAA is at a fork in the road: it doesn't know what to do with RC aircraft with the new-found popularity of drone aircraft (apparently built to be flown out of your line of sight). FAA has a valid interest in keeping safe aircraft that carry people. If RC aircraft and drones are a danger to aircraft with people in them then the FAA should be creating concise, limited rules like 'no flying over __ feet' or 'no flying within __ feet of an airport'. As for rules about what a drone or RC can do within those parameters then the local community can handle the rules, if any. In fact, most situations are likely already handled by existing laws. The commercial purpose of the RC in this case is irrelevant. The facts relevant to any FAA intervention is the location of the helipad, how close the plane was flown to people-carrying aircraft, and how high the plane was flown. Everything else seems irrelevant for FAA regulation.