Correct use of the coastline as a line feature??
One of my favourite short flights partly involves flying north up the east coast. I treat the coast as a line feature and, therefore, fly just over the water with the land on my left. I assume that aircraft flying south should fly over the land with the sea on their left.
Whilst visiting the coast by car and by foot, however, on several occasions (including yesterday at Whitley Bay, Newcastle) I have seen aircraft flying in both directions over the water at a similar distance from the coast. Whilst it is more interesting flying just over the sea, doing this in a clockwise direction surely involves chance of conflict with anticlockwise aircraft.
Any advise or comments please.