Helicopters/Microlites
I would be grateful for views and comments on the following. I live in the South of England with a major airfield zone close to where I live. There is a microlite site about 2 miles outside the zone.
On a FIS I get told VFR not above 2000ft, the microlite school sits at 780 ft. I fly over it at 2000ft on a regular basis. This being 1220ft above the ground. I have had complaints from the owners saying I'm flying through their circuit and when pointing out that I am 220ft above it I was told that a student microlite pilot might wander above the 1000ft circuit height. They also complained that they had tried on several occasions calling me on the safety frequency, I was on the nearby airports approach frequency being 2 miles outside their zone. I have asked in the past for an increased height and been denied every time(12 requests). I was also accused of not being at 2000ft and pointed to my Mode S transponder and asked them to call the ATC and check.
The overall tone from the lady in charge was pretty awful and on pointing to the Mode S transponder negating her arguement that I was not at 2000ft seemed to make her worse. I left with her telling me not to fly over the airfield again and to make a 8 mile detour around some hills nearby. I smiled and left.
Views???