Originally Posted by
Humaround
Does the CAA ever prosecute pilots for doing a PFL?
Yes. IIRC, there was a case a number of years ago when the CAA prosecuted a pilot for violating the 1500 ft rule over East Hanningfield in Essex while carrying out what was undisputedly a bona fide PFL. After conviction in the magistrates court the case was appealed to the Crown Court, which threw out the charge on the basis that the prosecution had proved neither that East Hanningfield was a "congested area" nor that the pilot actually flew over it.