Helicopter Over Massapequa Now (2024)

FAQs

Why is the helicopter circling near me? ›

When a Sheriff's Helicopter is flying over your neighborhood, it is because deputies on the ground are conducting an operation, making a rescue, fighting a fire, searching for a missing person, looking for a suspect or other law enforcement activity.

Massapequa (/ˌmæsəˈpiːkwə/, mass-ə-PEEK-wə) is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in the Town of Oyster Bay in Nassau County, on the South Shore of Long Island, in New York, United States.

Helicopters typically circle the skies for news events which include political marches, traffic accidents, disasters, and crime scenes. Law enforcement, hospitals, and the U.S. Coast Guard may also deploy flights.

If it's a news helicopter, its likely doing reporting on traffic or a major event, CalFire is likely working a wire or scouting for threats, commuter helicopters are likely shuttling people, air ambulances are likely clearing a landing zone for patient extraction or transport, and law enforcement are likely conducting ...

Massapequa Demographics

White: 91.9% Two or more races: 4.11% Other race: 2.45% Black or African American: 1.12%

Massapequa goes by “Chiefs” and is one of 13 Long Island districts affected by the statute.

Massapequa, in the language of the Algonquin First Americans who inhabited this area, means "Great Water Land." Warraketuck denotes "The End of the Creek" [and was the Algonquin name for what] we call Carmen River.

They are used both for observation, and sometimes to track and follow suspicious or criminal activity. For these reasons, you may find a police helicopter circling around your house at night. They can cover a very large area of a neighborhood from 1000 feet above, and circling uses a lot less fuel than hovering.

The red and white search and rescue helicopters of HM Coastguard are the best-known symbol of its work.

All police helicopters and aeroplanes are painted in the same uniform colours (with minor variations in design) so that they can be seen by other aircraft when flying. The yellow shows up against the ground to an aircraft flying above while the dark blue contrasts against the sky to an aircraft alongside or below.

What is a white helicopter used for today? ›

As of 2024, it denotes a presidential transport helicopter operated by Marine Helicopter Squadron One (HMX-1) "Nighthawks", consisting of either the large new VH-92A Patriot and smaller VH-60N "White Hawk". Both helicopters are called "White Tops" because of their livery.