Commonwealth Games TRA's
The forthcoming Commonwealth Games in Manchester have spawned TRA's as detailed below:-
AB 5339 22 JUL 0600-2400 5000ft (J330/02)
23 JUL til 04 AUG H24 5000ft (J330/02)
05 AUG 0000-0600 5000ft (J330/02)
MANCHESTER AREA - COMMONWEALTH GAMES: Restriction of flying regulation has been made under Article 85 of the ANO 2000. No acft shall fly below 5000ft amsl within following areas:
MANCHESTER: 533140N 0022016W 533305N 0021537W 53114N 0020833W 532850N 0020704W 532532N 0020728W 532356N 0021416W 532626N 0022006W.
RIVINGTON: 53318N 0023723W 533926N 0023217W 533349N 0022846W 533241N 0023351W.
These regulations shall not apply to aircraft flying with the permission of Greater Manchester Police or aircraft flying in
accordance with a clearance issued by Manchester ATC. AIC 43/02
Mauve 58) refers.
Effectively this means areas around the Manchester City centre inside the EGCC CTA and more importantly a rectangle west of Bolton south of Chorley and east of Wigan which penetrates the TMA. The latter a favourite area the Barton based a/c use to practice upper air work inc aero's.
Might be a good idea to mention this to fellow pilots or pin something on notice boards for anyone planning to fly in the area during the Games
Sir George Caley
The air is a navigable ocean that laps at everyones door