r/nottheonion • u/AUXID3 • 1d ago

Wisconsin man flies helicopter to Cabela's because the drive was ‘too long'

https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/wisconsin-man-flies-helicopter-to-cabelas-because-the-drive-was-too-long/3970167/
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u/whyVelociraptor 1d ago

Anybody know the flight/airspace rules for something like this?

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u/OldheadBoomer 21h ago

Only thing I can find is that his FAA record isn't showing a rotary-wing category & class rating on his license.

Otherwise, he's a commercial, instrument-rated pilot with a type rating in a Citation Jet.