In its answer to a lawsuit filed by helicopter owner Doug Schieffer in November, the City of East Gull Lake included photos of Schieffer's helicopter as evidence. Several images show the helicopter airborne,

A chopper landing on a piece of private property on the exclusive East Gull Lake has given flight to a big back-and-forth battle for years.

A Scott County businessman is suing the City of East Gull Lake over the city's opposition to using a helicopter on his lakeside property, claiming it violates city ordinances.

Getting to the Brainerd area is easy if you have a chopper you can land right along your lakeshore property. A man is now suing the city of East Gull Lake to keep that convenience. Frankie McLister has more on the controversy that's been years in the making and the lawsuit that could finally settle it all.