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AS350 helicopter pilot reported concerns that a photo mission in the vicinity of a power plant might be misinterpreted as a security issue.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1449330 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201705 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Eurocopter AS 350/355/EC130 - Astar/Twinstar/Ecureuil |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Climb |
| Route In Use | Direct |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Flight Instructor |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 100 Flight Crew Total 6000 Flight Crew Type 4000 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | No Specific Anomaly Occurred All Types |
Narrative:
While on a routine photography mission; repositioning to another location; we became concerned [city] power plant would misinterpret our aircraft as a security issue. Upon landing we contacted [local] 911. They had no report of complaints or concerns. We asked the 911 dispatcher officer to forward our contact information to [city] power plant security; if they had any questions or concerns to contact us.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AS350 helicopter pilot reported concerns that a photo mission in the vicinity of a power plant might be misinterpreted as a security issue.
Narrative: While on a routine Photography Mission; repositioning to another location; we became concerned [City] Power Plant would misinterpret our aircraft as a security issue. Upon landing we contacted [local] 911. They had no report of complaints or concerns. We asked the 911 Dispatcher Officer to forward our contact information to [City] Power Plant Security; if they had any questions or concerns to contact us.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.