How low is too low?
"Hypothetically" you've been given a job to check / patrol a high-pressure gas pipeline that say runs from Longford to Melbourne over a distance of around say hypothetically 120 nautical miles.
You have a low-level endorsement and appropriate approvals to operate below 500ft agl. I assume you are checking for:
- People constructing on the pipeline
- People digging drains / holes
- New vegetation
- Gaping big holes caused by a leak
The aircraft of choice is a C206.
What altitude would you think would be appropriate for such an operation?
Is 150ft just ridiculous?
Even with approvals for low flying, does one have the right to fly that low? If I have horses or goats in my paddock is the operator liable?