Kite flying notams - are these NIMBY jokes?
Q) EGTT/QWCLW/IV/M/W/000/015/5123N00016E001
B) FROM: 10/08/06 09:45C) TO: 10/11/06 16:45
E) KITE FLYING 1NM RADIUS 5123N 00016E (NEAR HORTON KIRBY). ON-SITE CTC, TEL 07961 230435. 10-08-0070/AS 5. LOWER: SFC
UPPER: 1300FT AMSL
SCHEDULE: HJ
H3440/10 Q) EGTT/QWCLW/IV/M/W/000/010/5102N00024W002
B) FROM: 10/10/08 05:45C) TO: 10/10/09 23:00
E) KITE FLYING 2NM RADIUS 5102N 00024W (BARNS GREEN, NEAR HORSHAM). ON-SITE CTC, TEL 07747 734553. DURING HOURS OF DARKNESS, KITES WILL BE LIT. 10-10-0092/AS 5. LOWER: SFC
UPPER: 650FT AMSL
SCHEDULE: SR MINUS30-2300
H4677/10 Q) EGTT/QWCLW/IV/M/W/000/020/5050N00003E001
B) FROM: 10/08/04 12:45C) TO: 10/11/04 17:00
E) KITE FLYING 1NM RADIUS 5050N 00003E (ITFORD HILL, NEAR LEWES). ON-SITE CTC, TEL 01273 858628. 10-08-0084/AS 5. LOWER: SFC
UPPER: 1700FT AMSL
SCHEDULE: 1245-SS PLUS30
H3432/10 Q) EGTT/QWCLW/IV/M/W/000/020/5047N00014E001
B) FROM: 10/10/08 11:00C) TO: 11/01/08 16:30
E) KITE FLYING 1NM RADIUS 5047N 00014E (NEAR WILLINGDON). ON-SITE CTC, TEL 07977 016515. 10-10-0083/AS 5. LOWER: SFC
UPPER: 1900FT AMSL
SCHEDULE: 1100-SS PLUS30
I wonder whether, as suggested somewhere already, these are NIMBYs who are trying to keep planes from flying nearby?
The altitudes are certainly amazing. That is one helluva lot of rope to unwind...