Pilot of helicopter with camera crew was advised by tower of noise complaint.

Attributes
ACN	110688
Time
Date	198905
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : ccr
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 400 agl bound upper : 500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : ccr
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Helicopter
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 3000
ASRS Report	110688
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : investigated
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Pilot was operating south of ccr at 400' to 500' AGL along highway 680 so that news crew could get video footage of troop movement from ft ord to travis AFB. After completing mission and departing control zone, tower advised that there was a man that didn't like helicopters along my flight path and that he had called the tower. Tower also advised to expect formal complaint.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF HELICOPTER WITH CAMERA CREW WAS ADVISED BY TWR OF NOISE COMPLAINT.

Narrative: PLT WAS OPERATING S OF CCR AT 400' TO 500' AGL ALONG HWY 680 SO THAT NEWS CREW COULD GET VIDEO FOOTAGE OF TROOP MOVEMENT FROM FT ORD TO TRAVIS AFB. AFTER COMPLETING MISSION AND DEPARTING CTL ZONE, TWR ADVISED THAT THERE WAS A MAN THAT DIDN'T LIKE HELICOPTERS ALONG MY FLT PATH AND THAT HE HAD CALLED THE TWR. TWR ALSO ADVISED TO EXPECT FORMAL COMPLAINT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.