Originally Posted by
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Beat me to it
dublinpilot.
Some very sound advice there. You could actually do worse than buy an official copy of the Act, with Schedule 7 para 12 marked. Never assume the police actually know the law just because they assert something as being the law
No. All that a pilot needs to do is ensure that they are aware of and comply with the requirements notified in the AIP GEN 1.2.
Perhaps if pilots read the document designed to convey such requirements to them then we would not have this situation.
Read the AIP!!!
5.3 The captain of an aircraft not employed to carry passengers for reward and coming to Great Britain from the Republic of
Ireland, Northern Ireland or any of the Islands or going from Great Britain to any other of those places shall not,
without the approval of
an examining officer, permit the aircraft to call or leave an airport in Great Britain other than a designated airport.
.........
5.5 If a pilot or an aircraft operator wishes to make a flight to or from a non-designated airport without an intermediate landing at a
designated airport, he
must seek prior permission from the Chief Officer of Police in whose area the non-designated airport is located.
In practice this is usually via the force Special Branch and should be done as far in advance as possible of the flight being made. (Most
Police forces require at least 24 hours notice either directly or via the airport operator).
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There is more dealing with forced landings due to weather, shortage of fuel etc which back-up the police position in some posts above.
While there is no requirements with regard to internal GB flights, for all others perhaps before pilots jump up and claim the Police are wrong, they should get their own facts straight.
Regards,
DFC