Mr Hatcher stated:
'Every display pilot knows the minimum display height is 500ft -that's the height he should have come in at and didn't. So he broke the rules there.’
As one who has only flown aeros for personal enjoyment at 'HASELL height' and above*, rather than in displays, I'm not qualified to comment on Mr. Hatcher's comments regarding minimum height criteria. But surely they form part of the pilot's DA? Does a DA include 'Rule 5' exemption?
PS - Thanks for your kind comments,
Courtney Mil. Usual fee....
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*Although I did win the Bulldog aeros pot on my CFS course - unfortunately the other chap, who probably should have won, overstressed during his manoeuvre, so that was that. But the rest of the course must have been pretty cr@p as I was distinctly 'average'!