Originally Posted by
BusterHot
Even then there were a few private flyers that thought they could get away with flying really low over a lake or down a valley. 4 of us encountered one such guy doing a bit of illegal low flying over a lake, perhaps showing off to his girlfriend? Anyway 2 of us went down one side, 2 down the other at around 480kts, close enough to make the point that he shouldn’t be there and I’ve never seen a C172 climb so fast.
Why shouldn't he be there? If he was 500+ft away from any person, vehicle or structure, he was totally legal. The two aircraft overtaking to his left though, were in breach of the normal rules of the air.
G