LHR Southbound Sid's vs Helicopters
First time I have posted on here, so please be gentle.
Just a quick question for you flying types.
Yesterday at LHR we had a helicopter operating a Sunbury while on 09R for deps. This means we use an amendment to southbound SIDs of straight ahead to 1500ft before commencing the right turn on the MID,SAM, and CPT sid's. Jolly old AFR, on a MID departure, read back his clearance then promptly was next seen over London levelled at 1500ft and about 6nm away from the airfield. After removing my stomach from my mouth, and assuring the RAF they did not have to launch Tornados to shoot the thing down, It was all resolved.
My,rather long time getting there but just setting the scene, question is this: Would you accept a clearance to do such a thing when it is clearly a) Sector altitude unsafe and b) Barmy?
I am assuming he missed the 'Then commence the right turn' bit of the clearance and thought 1500ft was just a bit of fun.
Hold my hand up on this for not listening to his readback as clearly as one thought I had but just putting it out for discussion