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Old 30th Sep 2010, 00:20
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ShyTorque

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Not an unreasonable request IMHO. I appreciate that we are all Sky Gods determined to exercise our inalienable rights to fly where and when we want within the legal envelope, however a little courtesy to others goes a long way.
Mike, the place in question (OCK) is in the middle of a busy funnel/corridor. It's not reasonable to expect pilots to instead either risk flying into LHR airspace to the north or to fly over the higher ground to the south, especially in the present poor weather and low cloud we are "enjoying". Wisley is a good VFR route check point; in worse conditions the beacon is used by aircraft flying just beneath the London CTA.

The point of this thread is not to be discourteous to others. However, this and other NOTAMs are of no real use to pilots or are unreasonable. I can give more examples!
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