Grand Teton National Park officials recently tried and failed to get federal aviation officials to crack down on a scenic helicopter tour pilot who promised last year to not overfly the park, but has made a habit of flying low over the federal propertyâs southeastern reaches.
The operator in question, Wind River Air owner Tony Chambers, maintains heâs only flying over the national park when heâs coming into or leaving Jackson Hole Airport â and especially beelining it out when he has sightseeing clients aboard. But Teton Park and the airport have been receiving an earful from community members displeased to be seeing and hearing helicopters over portions of Jackson Hole and the national park that have lacked commercial chopper clatter until now.