Comments such as "Please tell me, why do you have to fly so low??
A - It's bloody dangerous, all those C150's etc etc in class G that don't read your notams.
B - It's a waste of fuel.
".....the men in red quickfit fitter suits.... "
are totally and utterly proctological. Very few GA aircraft fly at 500 ft outside known aerodromes (including microlight and gliding sites) - I'd far sooner see the RAFAT flying below me at 250-1000ft in Class G airspace than up in the 2000-3000 ft height band where most of us spamcan drivers fly. If you think that the RAFAT should transit at higher levels, try threading a 9 or 10-ship formation around UK weather at medium level... As for flying in Regulated Airspace, that is rarely practical given the locations of many display venues.
RAFAT transits have been entirely safe for decades. There is simply no case to answer.
Last edited by BEagle; 25th Jun 2005 at 22:44.