Low flying helicopter to pass over campus Wednesday

A low-flying helicopter will pass over the IU-Bloomington and IU-Purdue University Indianapolis campuses Wednesday, according to a press release.

IU has hired a company to shoot aerial photography and video of its campuses. The helicopter will make repeated passes over the campuses throughout the day.

Low-level passes will also be made over downtown Bloomington, downtown Indianapolis and nearby landmarks.

University officials have notified agencies of their plans in an effort to avoid the kind of public concern that accompanied a low-level flyover of New York City last month by a large military jet often used to carry the U.S. president, according to the release.