Rule 5
At a general aviation airfield where I often go to teach circuits it has become the practice to initiate the climbing turn after take off well below 500 ft in order to avoid overflying a relatively new building estate which was recently built not far from the runway! Note this procedure is NOT notified in the Air Pilot, etc.
For the moment forgetting the airmanship aspects of turning below 500 ft ( especially with students, etc.), if one is not flying the circuit in "accordance with normal aviation practice" then this surely contravenes Rule 5?
Would someone who lives below the flight path of this "non standard" circuit then have a reasonable case against anyone who overflies in this manner?
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