Watchdogs have ruled that there was little risk of a collision during an incident where two helicopters came into close contact above an Aberdeenshire town.
An EC175 Airbus aircraft was making its way towards Aberdeen, after leaving a North Sea platform, when it came into close proximity with a Robinson R22 copter which was out on a training flight.
The machines passed within 400ft of each other, with pilots expressing concerns about the relatively short distance.
Both of the aircraft were travelling over Inverurie when the EC175 received an alert on its collision avoidance system at about 10am on Saturday, June 29.
The R22 was being flown by a student pilot who was asked to move away when the EC175 pilot feared they would come into close contact.
Speaking to the control room, he asked that the student be told to “stop descending”.
After the message was passed on to the pilot of the R22, it emerged that the pilot was unable to see the other copter.
One each were in view of each other, they managed to safely pass.
Safety watchdog organisation, the UK Airprox Board, has now completed a review of the incident and examined the potential for a collision.
The incident has now been classed by the board as Category E risk, with no threat to the safety of those on board either helicopter evident.
