The 90 to 100 commercial helicopter flights passing overhead every day has become unreasonable, he said. They have certain rights to operate commercial business but not to become a public nuisance. They have become a public nuisance. Shlesinger resents the fact that his industry is being singled out and treated as intruders. Since opening his business nine years ago, he and his employees have become part of the community.
Helicopters are the political football right now.
We are a viable thriving part of the tourist industry. We are ingrained in the tourist industry and generate a lot of money and jobs for this town. The situation isn't foreign to Clark County commissioners who, as the city continues to thrive, are forced to balance residents' quality of life with the success of the tourism industry. Some issues will be difficult to resolve. For example, if the helicopters fly much higher, they will creep into the flight paths of airliners at McCarran and aircraft operating out of Nellis Air Force Base.