"Denny" writes:

Did you discuss this with the FSDO? (nope)...
Have that discussion and you will add to your knowledge of the FAR's...

Did you know that choppers are required to fly the pattern at the airport in
the opposite direction of the fixed wing traffic, i.e. going directly at them
on base leg? (nope, etc.)

I don't think this is true. It is the case at my home base (Princeton, NJ)
and maybe at yours too, but how could the FARs require this? It would
generally defeat the purpose of any airpot having a right pattern for a given
runway if that just meant rotorcraft were going to fly on the other side.

d.