I'm so naive sometimes. I had no idea individuals would have helipads on their houses. I'm shocked — Auckland residents unite against multimillionaire Anna Mowbray's helipad plan | RNZ News:
If the helipad is approved, it will become the ninth helipad in a residential area of the city. … There has also been opposition to helicopter pads on Waiheke Island, where the number has jumped to 60, and there are at least nine on Aotea/Great Barrier Island.
@Miraz What a horrible idea! I'd be angry about it also. Have you heard about all the American tech billionaires who are apparently building luxury bunkers in your country that they plan to use in case of an apocalypse?
@Miraz Aside from the other concerns, private helicopters are pretty risky!
I saw this tweet the other day. I don't know how precise the statistic is, but I think the point still stands:
Other things that make no sense to me is flying helicopters everywhere. The odds of dying per trip is so high at 1 in 100,000 trips. So it's about 4x more dangerous than a private jet, and 800x more dangerous than flying commercial
https://x.com/levelsio/status/1810430720697123198
@jade Sounds about right. They're such a disruptive mode of transport too — noisy, in particular! I see them as a necessary thing for certain purposes, like emergency rescue, for example, but not as an everyday mode of transport for rich folks.
@jade well, I work with aviation software. And I don't board helicopters. Honestly, I only fly on airliners.
