Almost everyday I hear of passengers I fly, asking me why we fly so close to the mountains.. Following our SOPS Manual, we fly at heights greater than 1000' over passes (in stronger winds sometimes even 4000' to 5000' may be required) and no closer than 1 NM from terrain (upto 2 Nm in some areas due noise and environmental considerations).
I hope my employer or ALPA are going to put some money together for the legal defense, if my license gets pulled because some SLF thinks that I'm flying in an unsafe manner...
