TheReturnOfPEB@reddthat.com to Environment@beehaw.orgEnglish · 6 days agoMark Zuckerberg Sailed 5,300 Miles With Two Superyachts Only to Helicopter Up a Mountain and Ski Down Bypassing Norway’s Strict Helicopter Landing Regulations.www.sustainability-times.comexternal-linkmessage-square16fedilinkarrow-up168arrow-down10cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
arrow-up168arrow-down1external-linkMark Zuckerberg Sailed 5,300 Miles With Two Superyachts Only to Helicopter Up a Mountain and Ski Down Bypassing Norway’s Strict Helicopter Landing Regulations.www.sustainability-times.comTheReturnOfPEB@reddthat.com to Environment@beehaw.orgEnglish · 6 days agomessage-square16fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
minus-squaresqgl@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up6·5 days agoBy utilizing the helipad on his yacht instead of landing on Norwegian soil, he sidestepped the legal requirements. Did the helicopter not land on the mountain top? Or did he rappel down? Or is it irrelevant because there is no evidence?
minus-squarejarfil@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up6·5 days agoHelicopters can hover barely above the ground, landing is usually considered to touch down and power off the engine… but yeah, it’s splitting hairs. If they don’t want helicopters, then they should apply the rules to the airspace. Maybe they’ll change it now.
By utilizing the helipad on his yacht instead of landing on Norwegian soil, he sidestepped the legal requirements.
Did the helicopter not land on the mountain top? Or did he rappel down? Or is it irrelevant because there is no evidence?
Helicopters can hover barely above the ground, landing is usually considered to touch down and power off the engine… but yeah, it’s splitting hairs.
If they don’t want helicopters, then they should apply the rules to the airspace. Maybe they’ll change it now.