Proposal Seconded
Tail Bloater's draft looks damn good.
The talk (...McGregor) of 'yards' of convoluted exceptions fills me with dread. KeepItSimpleStupid KISS
MBJ like wise - tragic to lose the "500' away from" concept.
Although a person should be able to 'consent' and give permission for a helicopter to fly within 500' of their person, vessels, vehicles or structures.
The murky truth is that some well meaning old duffers think that this tinkering might stop people flying into the ground in bad weather!
The current practice and 'POLICY' - concerning weather is counter productive - anything which further discourages people to slow down and come down as required to stay out of cloud - will further dilute this already almost forgotten life saving principal.
How bad is a regulator allowed to be ?