# Why are we being buzzed by helicopters?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-we-being-buzzed-by-helicopters/444284>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [April 7, 2008, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-we-being-buzzed-by-helicopters/444284 "2008-04-07T05:17:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![Cunctator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2008, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-we-being-buzzed-by-helicopters/444284/1 "2008-04-07T05:17:16Z")

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Two or three of them - military ones - whizzing around the CBD at the moment. They’re very noisy.

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**Author:** ![Ice\_Wolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/dfb087/32.png) [@Ice\_Wolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ice_Wolf)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2008, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-we-being-buzzed-by-helicopters/444284/2 "2008-04-07T05:47:29Z")

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Maybe a security practice?

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**Author:** ![Broomstick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/broomstick/32/246_2.png) [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2008, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-we-being-buzzed-by-helicopters/444284/3 "2008-04-07T05:48:07Z")

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This doesn’t answer your question, but…

… are there _quiet_ helicopters? I’ve always thought noise was an inherent property of a working chopper.

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**Author:** ![Cunctator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2008, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-we-being-buzzed-by-helicopters/444284/4 "2008-04-07T05:57:39Z")

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[QUOTE=Ice Wolf]  
Maybe a security practice?  
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Probably. There must be some fuel left in the training budget.

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**Author:** ![threnodyangelfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecc23a/32.png) [@threnodyangelfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/threnodyangelfire)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2008, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-we-being-buzzed-by-helicopters/444284/5 "2008-04-07T05:59:55Z")

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I’ve been watching them too. Could be just an exercise.

Would be wonderful if they were here to distribute umbrellas to the masses. I got DRENCHED today.