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The following is taken from the CAA website Guide To Visual Flight Rules in the UK. It may or may not help, but at least the Low Flying System users will know that you are there.
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Low-Level Civil Aircraft Notification Procedures (CANP)
Introduction
Many military and civil aircraft operate in Class G Airspace below 2000ft AGL, where ground radio and radar coverage is not always
available to assist pilots in avoiding collisions. Collision avoidance must necessarily, therefore, be based on the 'see and avoid' principle,
assisted as far as possible by information on known activity. Whereas a variety of civil aviation activities take place within this airspace,
military activity consists mainly of low flying training.
It is not practicable to obtain and disseminate traffic information on all civil flights below 2000ft AGL, nor is it possible to disseminate details
of military low level flights within the UK Low Flying System (UKLFS) to civil operators. Nevertheless, the greatest conflict of interests occurs
at or below 1000ft AGL where the majority of military low level operations take place and where civil aircraft may be engaged upon
activities, as defined at paragraph below and overleaf, which might inhibit pilot look-out or reduce aircraft manoeuvrability. In addition,
certain recreational and other civil flying activity, away from licensed aerodromes, needs to be considered.
A system exists to collect information on civil aerial activities for distribution to military operators to assist in flight planning. This system is
known as the Low Level Civil Aircraft Notification Procedure (CANP).
Before commencing any low flying sortie, military pilots receive a comprehensive brief on all factors likely to affect their flight, including
relevant CANP details. Hence, maximum participation in CANP by those planning to conduct the qualifying activities is essential if full
benefit is to be obtained from the procedure.
Pilots/operators, or their representatives, intending to embark upon aerial activities described below should notify details of the flights to the
Low Flying Booking Cell (LFBC) at the London Air Traffic Control Centre (Military) – LATCC(Mil). For the purposes of CANP, direct-dial,
Freephone and Freefax facilities are available during these hours:
Monday to Thursday 0700 – 2300 (local);
Friday 0700 – 1700 (local).
Email or Fax notification is preferred for CANP requests as this allows the LFBC to email, ‘faxback’ or telephone confirmation of fax receipt
and issue a reference number to the aircraft operating authority. Contact numbers are as follows:
Fax: 0800-3892225
Tel: 0800-515544
Email :
[email protected]