What's all the fuss?
What am I missing? My club is in the heart of the restricted zone and the negativity down here about it all is absolutely unreal. Why? What on earth am I missing?
The way I see it, the CAA said on a really nice flying day on a weekend there are just over 300 flights within the zone. Now, add in the fact the weather isn't great and the fact a lot of people will be put off flying within the zone, I recon on a mediocre weather day during the week there will be little over 100 flights, my opinion obviously. So why is there such a massive fuss over the olympics at my flying club?
I told them yesterday I was going to fly regularly in the restricted zone and I got messages like "good luck", "ha have fun with that" and even an instructor said he's taking the month off work. Everybody thinks the world's coming to an end and they said I shouldn't fly. WHY?
What's the fuss? It's all straight forward! Somebody tell me what I'm missing, this is how I think it goes.
-File a flight plan 24-2hrs before
-Wait for approval
-Take off
-Remain in ATZ until contact with Atlas
-Fly a flight like you would any other day of the year
I'm filing 24 hours before so I make sure I get in early and have my slot, if I get a revised EOBT then no problem.
I'm really shocked how negative everyone is towards it, I personally think it's a great time to improve my navigation and get used to working more efficiently.