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Old 14th Apr 2009, 14:20
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We get a lot of low flying Chinooks round our way and wifey, who rides horses, says that they are nowhere near as bad as fixed wing. The reason is that you can hear them coming so the horse isn't surprised. Unfortunately for her we also get some very low (but mostly slow) fixed wing.

Yes, military need to prepare and practise. However there is always going to be a compromise between military needs and the peace and prosperity they are there to protect.

I personally would prefer the night time low flyers to not use our village church (very distinctive) as an aim point on their runs (anyone who has almost got a baby to sleep when a loud noise wakes them for another hours screaming will understand why). They need to do low night runs, but they could aim to not overfly the village (there is lots of space).

Have I complained? No. Will others? Probably. The more the mil show they are attempting to minimise disruption, the less likely it is that they will find more draconian restrictions imposed upon them
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