BGA airspace open letter
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Oxford, UK
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Low flying? unless you are intending to land? If I am over Oxford or Banbury in a glider, I certainly do maintain better than 600 feet, and the good news is these towns do generate lift. However, gliders are seldom noticed.
We don't make irritating noises.
Are there any rules on low flying that apply to helicopters over my house in Oxford? I wish there were! Also, a small plane comes over my garden nearly every day, no doubt with a tourist on board, and performs a mild series of stunts. Annoying noise again.
We don't make irritating noises.
Are there any rules on low flying that apply to helicopters over my house in Oxford? I wish there were! Also, a small plane comes over my garden nearly every day, no doubt with a tourist on board, and performs a mild series of stunts. Annoying noise again.
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I understood that low 'race finishes' were banned in the UK after the spectator fatality at the Junior World Gliding Championships in 2005. I'm not a competition pilot, so I'm no expert on this subject.
https://www.gov.uk/aaib-reports/ls1f...-9-august-2005
https://www.caa.co.uk/docs/33/factor200708.pdf
https://members.gliding.co.uk/librar...etition-rules/ (specifically 5.9.3.2 Finish Ring Minimum Altitude and 5.9.5 Safety and airmanship at finish).
https://www.gov.uk/aaib-reports/ls1f...-9-august-2005
https://www.caa.co.uk/docs/33/factor200708.pdf
https://members.gliding.co.uk/librar...etition-rules/ (specifically 5.9.3.2 Finish Ring Minimum Altitude and 5.9.5 Safety and airmanship at finish).
