Original Article: http://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/noisy-helicopters-leave-residents-outraged-264583 Excerpt from an article published on 2006, this is a long ongoing issue in Cape Town. Outraged residents and the Table Mountain National Park have had enough of noisy helicopters which they said were flying "irresponsibly" low over protected areas and Cape Town suburbs. Fiona Kalk, park spokesperson, said: "Under the Protected Areas Act, all aircraft must be 1 500ft above the highest point of the park. In the park that is McClear's Beacon on top of Table Mountain." Although helicopter companies insist they do keep to this regulated height, Kalk said, helicopters in fact do not abide by this regulation. continue reading...