AIBU to ask you why helicopters fly over my house daily?

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Does anyone know why? I’ve googled and found nothing. Is it the police? Ambulance? Monitoring of traffic? All of the above or more? Genuinely would like to know why I see them daily and if that’s unusual or not and what they are doing. I’m in North London if that’s relevant. Thanks!

They have found you. Quick, fashion a helmet out of foil and turn off your wifi. It's your only hope...

Download the Flightradar24 app and you can see what they are?

Because you're on a flight path?

Because they are and they can.

They're doing it to annoy you.

It's pretty common to have helicopters overhead in London, and they're usually police. Have you only recently moved here?

We get plenty of the noisy fuckers here - we're not far from an airport.

Are you near any army barracks? My old house used to get helicopters going in and out of the barracks a fair bit.

We get loads of helicopters. More than we used to, in the last 6 months or so. Now it's all the bloody time.

Twice in the last month we've been woken at 1 or 2 am by one hovering nearish, and doing small circuits. For an hour or more! So loud.

No searchlight so no idea what they're up to.

North London as well.

Depends where you live.

I currently live near the coast, so regularly see the coastguard helicopters.

I used to live near a big hospital with a helipad, so would regularly see air ambulances.

So I don't think it's unusual, but the type of helicopters you're seeing will depend on your area

Low level flying training i think. We get it all day some weeks

Same area as you, police and air ambulance.

police or traffic helicopters are the main ones i seem to get around me

Do you live near Simon Cowell? Maybe he's going for his daily tooth polish.

Not unusual here, live south west, near the coast, 40 Commandos, for the motorway hospital and an airbase.

I'm in South Yorkshire and have noticed lots more helicopters over the last few months.

We're on the flight path for Navy helicopter training flights. It's like a scene from Apocalypse Now some days. Our record so far is 15 in one day.

We have the Coastguard very regularly, but also military Chinooks now and again (sometimes in pairs). Obviously looking for Russians. Or something.

Are you near Bushey? Or RAF Northolt?

I’m not moaning about them per we. I’ve lived in the area for years and in my current home for about 2, but it’s definitely increased as a routine thing. Ie not the police out clearly looking for someone at 2am (which happens sometimes) but just regular flights. So just wondered why. My little boy loves spotting them so that’s something I suppose!

We're close to a 'light aircraft' airfield so get a mix of private / pleasure helicopter flights, air ambulance and copper chopper most days. Is there one near you?

I’m not near any barracks etc as far as I know. Near the north circular if that’s relevant perhaps?

Quite common if you live near small commercial airfield, or private airfield.

Police, air ambulance, traffic etc

Also things like racecourses (in normal times) as jockeys often fly between courses on busy days.

South London and we get loads.

Did this start around the time you built that helipad in the garden?

That flightradar24 site is cool!

Now waiting for a helicopter... And now I'm waiting there won't be one for ages

There is a helicopter experience.near me and they fly over regularly and they started back up recently could it be that?