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Old 5th September 2006 | 15:50
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SATCO Biggin
 
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I fly, I also control, I do not fly near the edges of the sky particularly the bits that have dotted lines alongside them.

Before I fly I look at a map and I see all the pretty dotted lines drawn on it. I plan to avoid those lines by far more than a whisker.

Before I fly I look at Notams and TRA's, I do not want to be the 10th member of the Red Arrows.

I do not have a GPS, or a transponer, or a VOR or anything other than a radio so I follow my VFR route by looking out of the window and using the map. How many of these 200 infringers were VFR? I will bet a months salary it was nearly all of them.

Student pilots I will give some degree of leeway to, after all they are still learning (although the instructor authorising may get a call)

Most of it is sloppy flying, or a commercial drive to save money by keeping track distances to a minimum

Awaiting the incoming tirade of abuse.
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