I am getting the same error, after enabling Helicopters on a 0.17.36 game. Only happens on take-off.
I've also noticed that after I deploy the helicopter, and enter it and then leave it w/o attempting takeoff, the player gets stuck in a rectangle about the size of the helicopter.
Mods:
Aircraft 1.6.5
Always Day 1.17.3
Angel's Addons - Petrochem Trains 0.4.0
"" - Warehouses 0.4.0
Beautiful Bridge Railway 0.17.1
Bob's Adjustable inserters 0.17.5
Bob's Functions Library - 0.17.0
Bottleneck - 0.10.4
Cargo Ships - 0.0.39
EvoGUI - 0.4.401
Expanded Rocket Payloads - 0.17.1
Factorio World - 0.17.0
Flow Control - 3.0.4
FNEI - 0.2.4
Helicopters - 0.3.2
Long Reach - 0.0.13
RSO - 4.1.1
ShinyAngelGFX - 0.17.1
ShinyBobGFX - 0.17.2
Train tunnels - 0.0.6