"C Kingsbury" wrote in message hlink.net...
Is it legal for a helicopter to fly under a bridge? What are the obstale
clearance limits?

Best,
-cwk.

When I was a kid I got my first helicopter ride from a barge moored in
the Mississippi River on the St. Louis waterfront. Helo took off to
the south, under a bridge, climbed on out to the south, turned, flew
the waterfront to the north, then descended to the south and landed on
the barge. I don't recall a lot about the ride, but I thought it was
way cool to go under that bridge.

As the helo you saw was a "public aircraft" operated by the
government, it did not have to comply with the FARs, only with
whatever operating rules the governmental organization has internally.

All the best,
Rick