It seems to me that we try and appease these bastards far more than we should be doing. There's always some tw@t with money moving in next to aerodromes then trying to close them down or curtail their activities. Now I'm no laywer but I can't help thinking there must be some way of going over to the offensive (apart from dropping bombs on the bastards) with more effect than fighting a constant rearguard action via AOPA etc. Is there no way the legal eagles amongst Pprune members can start talking to one another with a view to aggressively opposing these tossers and telling them to FU** OFF! IF YOU BOUGHT A HOUSE NEXT TO AN AIRFIELD YOU WILL GET AIRCRAFT FLYING OVER. END OF STORY? Rant over for now.
I knew Tony from aerobatic meetings and thought he was a cracking bloke; smiled a lot. A very sad loss. He seemed to be a safe pilot and as a BAeA member and competitor was well aware of the dangers of low level aeros. What a pity.