Helicopter noise draws complaints in tony NY summer hotspot (AP)

The East Hampton Airport in East Hampton, N.Y., shows little sign of activity Thursday, April 24, 2008. But in summer everything changes and the activity on Friday afternoons has been compared to the helicopter scene out of 'Apocalypse Now:' a huge influx of Sikorskys and Bells arriving from the city carrying passengers with infinitely disposable incomes. The East Hampton Airport saw a 17.3 percent increase in 2007, or more than 1,000 additional helicopter takeoffs and landings over the previous year. (AP Photo/Ed Betz)AP - When Brad and Angelina visited the Hamptons last summer to rub elbows with Christie Brinkley, Ellen Barkin and Jimmy Buffett, they arrived by helicopter.

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