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Old 24th Nov 2014, 12:48
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D703 extends significantly to the north of Dornoch airfield and as we know is active during weekdays, presumably for fast jet traffic. Do we know why the Army/RAF now want such a large area active during weekends as well? If this is for small arms, mortars, etc? Can we negotiate a smaller area for weekends? The MOD can't argue that the area needs to cover the Dornoch peninsula for safety reasons as members of the public use the beaches and the golf courses, not to mention the caravan site and these are all in D703. A an area that would allow a tight RHS circuit off 09 would not seem to be a big ask.
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