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Jim Beard

(2,535 posts)

1. Add medical helicopters to the list

Reply to daredtowork (Original post)

Sun Dec 7, 2014, 02:35 AM

Dec 2014

I don't think they are noisy on purpose, just there hasn't been much done to reduce the noise. Any added weight reduces the carrying capacity and also incresea fuel consumption so it is doubtful anyone would do it on their own. Public pressure is probaly the only answer.

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The Loudness of the Helicopters (Berkeley Tear Gas Update) [View all] daredtowork Dec 2014 OP

Add medical helicopters to the list Jim Beard Dec 2014 #1

Didn't think of medical helicopters! daredtowork Dec 2014 #2

Ah, this must have been it daredtowork Dec 2014 #4

Noise pollution is a serious problem. WhiteAndNerdy Dec 2014 #3

I wasn't imagining it - it's directly above me daredtowork Dec 2014 #6

I didn't mean to imply you were imagining it. WhiteAndNerdy Dec 2014 #9

I was more or less confirming that to myself daredtowork Dec 2014 #10

The Silence of the Helicopters... pinboy3niner Dec 2014 #5

haha they are just GETTING LOUDER! daredtowork Dec 2014 #7

Weather/atmospheric conditions can also affect how the sounds- pugetres Dec 2014 #8

Actually the helicopters are circling low and directly overhead, no paranoia daredtowork Dec 2014 #11

A lot of the newer military helicopters seem to be a lot quieter pinboy3niner Dec 2014 #12

hmm on the other hand stealth might be even scarier. daredtowork Dec 2014 #13

Kicking this because I didn't know what it was daredtowork Dec 2014 #14

theeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeey're baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaack daredtowork Dec 2014 #15

I lived in LA and it was like a war zone every night. WhiteTara Dec 2014 #16

Yes it sounds like a war zone daredtowork Dec 2014 #17

The Marines are about to invade L.A. again pinboy3niner Dec 2014 #18

haha you're laughing now daredtowork Dec 2014 #19