Originally Posted by
Waltzer
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Yes it’s all changed. Quick read of the ANO will bring you up to speed. The rule is now 1000’. Check out the Gatwick GA thread in Private Flying.
I was beginning to wonder if there was a more restrictive, new minimum altitude rule for banner towing, but I’d certainly never heard of one.
The “1500 foot rule” is long gone, UK came in line with ICAO rules some years ago.
The other rule about avoiding gatherings of over 1,000 people by 1,000 metres is not altitude related, it’s lateral separation! The clue is that in UK, height / altitude is measured in feet, lateral distance is in metres.