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Old 1st Feb 2023, 14:43
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ShyTorque

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Originally Posted by gipsymagpie
Shytorque - some great examples there. One tiny tweak to your statement above though. The military ATZ are not all active H24. If you look in the civilian AIP at ENR 2-2 it list the operating hours of each military ATZ. Some are quite complex (try Cranwell for example) but the principle you express is right - avoid them unless you're positive you have planned in detail/spoken to ATC / have blacked out your registration.
I looked at your link - thanks for the reminder to update myself. But I find that rather puzzling and slightly worrying. Presumably, Cranwell either no longer carry out night flying training (I think they probably do) or they issue a NOTAM to publicise the fact that the airspace is active outside published times for night flying. I don’t recall ever seeing said NOTAM - but having come from an RAF background I tend to call or avoid all military ATZs in any case. Easy to get caught out if you rely on the published hours!
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