Droning on

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Droning on

#1 Post by Boac » Fri Dec 01, 2023 11:24 am

Just seen this on the BBC news site https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-b ... e-67521014

Anyone think there could be a few problems?

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The drones will stay below 328ft (100m) altitude, out of the way of larger aircraft.
- presumably drones are not subject to the 'Rules of the Air'?

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#2 Post by tango15 » Fri Dec 01, 2023 12:16 pm

From time to time, the Chinooks play around here, quite often at little above rooftop height - maybe one of the pilots lives locally, plus other light aircraft from Sywell, which are often below 1500 feet, according to FR24, so this might not end well...

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#3 Post by G-CPTN » Sat Dec 02, 2023 7:09 pm

Some years ago. I was very interested in low-flying Chinooks (I lived on a military low-flying route close to an electronic warfare range).
I was also interested in 'disturbance to animals' such as horses.

There is (was?) a ministry 'low-flying telephone hotline' which I called to enquire about the minimum altitude for these aircraft and was informed that helos are cleared down to ground level.

Military low flying.

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