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Old 22nd September 2025 | 14:21
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TCAS FAN
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Originally Posted by MechEngr
It appears that they require 48 hours notice to operate a drone at that location.
The website extract as you quote does indeed indicate that "Drone flight requests within the Popham Airfield FRZ must be submitted 48 hours in advance. Any drone flight request made within the 48 hours notice period may not be processed in time"
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Looking at the applicable legislation (ANO Article 94) being an unlicensed aerodrome and without an ATZ, Popham does not qualify as a "protected aerodrome" so my vote goes with at least a misleading statement, and requirements that they have not legal right to make.

Appreciate the intent to protect manned aircraft ops, website needs correcting.

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