Low-flying helicopter

[Marston]

A helicopter marked N14SJ flew along the shore on the West side Sunday afternoon. It was so low (20’?), it blew sand up at us when it went by and alarmed us. After it passed us, it turned around and faced us and hovered for so long, tipping a few times, we wondered if it was planning to land on the beach or if it was in distress and might crash. Then it flew over us again and left. We found out someone local owns it: Alternative Energies Corp., https://flightaware.com/resources/registration/N14SJ
I was asked to share this on the forum. Someone else was frightened by seeing it flying low over the harbor. Maybe there's a skilled pilot flying it who would like to know some people on the ground are rattled.

[steveandelaineonbeaver]

ALTERNATIVE ENERGIES CORP.
Michigan Domestic Profit Corporation • Updated 8/5/2015
Alternative Energies Corp. is a Michigan Domestic Profit Corporation filed on October 23, 1998. The company's filing status is listed as Active and its File Number is 526867.

The Registered Agent on file for this company is Christine Albin and is located at 26250 Main St, Beaver Island, MI 49782. The company's mailing address is P.O. Box 512, Beaver Island, MI 49782.

The company has 1 principal on record. The principal is Christine Albin from Beaver Island MI.
An additional listing reports “Annual Revenue $387,000" & “Contact: William K. Albin."

This info may or may not be current. The aircraft or business may have changed hands or been discontinued.
The Jet Ranger been seen in the Beaver Island area many times.

Steve West

[BI Pirate]

Brought to you straight from westipedia!

[BI Pirate]

Meanwhile as the Nana-Andy discussions continue and Washington does nothing to assist the USPS, thought I would add to "westipedia" Guy's meaningless trivia on Albin's chopper. I think the more important information that "westipedia" Guy should have mentioned is: FAA regulations stipulate that helicopters are generally not to fly below 500' , 1000' over cities. On the rotor pilot's licensing exam! That is critical because the FAA regulation for drones generally is below 400', allowing a 100' airspace safety zone. This one might be easier to correct than the USPS crisis if the chopper is spotted below 500' and not in takeoff, landing or emergency mode. I assure you lake levels and property surveillance can be checked easily at 500'. Been there, done that, have the T-shirt.

[Marston]

Thanks for that information, BI Pirate. We would have been less scared if the helicopter were a few hundred feet above us!