25FT Lowflying Helo
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25FT Lowflying Helo
There is some bloke who rides a horse on the local news (LookNorth) currently claiming a helo decided it would be a good idea to fly around at 25ft
Now I'm not calling him a liar, but 25ft near Market Rasen on wednesday seems a bit far fetched. What do these people do with their lives except whinge and ride horses?
Now I'm not calling him a liar, but 25ft near Market Rasen on wednesday seems a bit far fetched. What do these people do with their lives except whinge and ride horses?
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It's a fact that most (but not all) people have a very poor ability to judge the height of a moving aircraft.
25 ft AGL would be very low indeed, and I doubt it's likely outside an MoD exercise area. My guess is that the aircraft was at no less than 125 ft AGL.
25 ft AGL would be very low indeed, and I doubt it's likely outside an MoD exercise area. My guess is that the aircraft was at no less than 125 ft AGL.
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When I was a stude at Shawbury, there was a letter from a resident of Bowmere Heath stating the helicopters were so low she could make out the colour of the pilots eyes.
Yeah right....the gate height is 1000 feet. Must of been a relative of the six million dollar man!!
Yeah right....the gate height is 1000 feet. Must of been a relative of the six million dollar man!!
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It's just what are peoples problems? And all this crap about 'The chinook sneaked up on me' they are big, green, airbourne and noisey, i mean where there are hills there is shadowing of the noise, but in Lincolnshire, it's flat. When they fly past me, you can hear them at 10 miles.
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The real problem is not the judgement of height but the concern the helicopter caused so close to where the unfortunate death of a horse rider resulted from a low flying chinook.
I venture to suggest that it might not be a bad idea to have an 'avoid' notice on this area for a while to preclude any more local concern.
I venture to suggest that it might not be a bad idea to have an 'avoid' notice on this area for a while to preclude any more local concern.
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I most definately concur.
" Horse riding is prohibited within 20 miles of Market Rasen for the next 28 days"
This is in order that the riding of wild animals and potential for distress to aircrew, should there be an accident, be minimised.
Gets my vote!!!
" Horse riding is prohibited within 20 miles of Market Rasen for the next 28 days"
This is in order that the riding of wild animals and potential for distress to aircrew, should there be an accident, be minimised.
Gets my vote!!!
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And can the equine community please post some kind of No-Horsebox-tam so when I go over to see me mum for Sunday lunch I don't get stuck behind some clapped out twenty year old Mercedes removal van which has been converted to carry Dobbin, last saw an MOT under Tory rule, and never goes above 15mph.
On a marginally more serious note, driving home tonight from a secret Hampshire helicopter base I passed four separate riders on geegees. Not one of them wearing their complimentary MOD hi-vis vest (one wasn't even bothering with a helmet).
And that's within the MATZ.
Simply asking for it IMHO.
On a marginally more serious note, driving home tonight from a secret Hampshire helicopter base I passed four separate riders on geegees. Not one of them wearing their complimentary MOD hi-vis vest (one wasn't even bothering with a helmet).
And that's within the MATZ.
Simply asking for it IMHO.
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helicopters were so low she could make out the colour of the pilots eyes.
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The whole issue of horses and low flying aircraft interests me. I work for an air ambulance and am regularly called out to attend horse riders.
I tried coming up with some stats but couldn't find anything apart from a snippet from a BBC website.... What i would say though, is that infrequent low flying military helicopters are the least of horse riders problems
http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pre...3/riding.shtml
I tried coming up with some stats but couldn't find anything apart from a snippet from a BBC website.... What i would say though, is that infrequent low flying military helicopters are the least of horse riders problems
http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pre...3/riding.shtml
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A thought: are all horses/riders insured, by law, when in public? Do all riders, by law, undertake and pass compulsory training and examination? Do all riders wear protective equipment by law? Are all horses checked for suitability to be out in public?
Me and my (t)rusty KLR250 are. Indeed, if you stood Dobbin and my Kawa side by side and produced a loud noise, my bike engine would very probably stop. Dobbin, however, will be 3 counties away approaching escape velocity no matter what the 6 stone wet through 15 year old school girl on the back does.
Just a thought.
Me and my (t)rusty KLR250 are. Indeed, if you stood Dobbin and my Kawa side by side and produced a loud noise, my bike engine would very probably stop. Dobbin, however, will be 3 counties away approaching escape velocity no matter what the 6 stone wet through 15 year old school girl on the back does.
Just a thought.
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Remember, FATTER GATOR, they also pay the taxes that keep the helicopters available for the use of the RAF and therefore they should be treated with respect. The greatest aspect of the freedom we defend is that everybody is free to state their opinion - you don't have to like it, but you must respect their right to say it.
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"I tried coming up with some stats"
I heard one a few years back, not sure if its true or how they came up with it that Horse riding has an accident rate worse than rugby league and freefall parachuting combined!
Horse riding is Dangerous, and you will have to deal with Helicopters,cars,sudden loud noises, plastic bags stuck on barbed wire fences etc etc
If your not prepard to accept the high level of risk involved then don't get on the horse in the first place
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I've often wondered why kids are allowed on the roads on a horse but not on a motorbike
I heard one a few years back, not sure if its true or how they came up with it that Horse riding has an accident rate worse than rugby league and freefall parachuting combined!
Horse riding is Dangerous, and you will have to deal with Helicopters,cars,sudden loud noises, plastic bags stuck on barbed wire fences etc etc
If your not prepard to accept the high level of risk involved then don't get on the horse in the first place
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I've often wondered why kids are allowed on the roads on a horse but not on a motorbike
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The laws about transport in this country are very strange.
You can get a licence to drive 16 Litre, 500hp of tractor at 16, but not a 1.0 litre car. You can get your pilot's licence before you can get your car licence. I've done this and it's very fun, apart from driving just seems such an anticlimax
You can get a licence to drive 16 Litre, 500hp of tractor at 16, but not a 1.0 litre car. You can get your pilot's licence before you can get your car licence. I've done this and it's very fun, apart from driving just seems such an anticlimax
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"they also pay the taxes that keep the helicopters available for the use of the RAF"
The helicopters are not for "the use of the RAF" as if it is a weekend flying club! The RAF/Army and Navy aircrew risk their LIVES on a daily basis in these helicopters providing the backup to the other servcemen and women who are also risking their lives across the world. The taxpayer pays for a service to defend the interests of this country and with that comes a training burden.
Market Rasen does have a published avoid which is respected for very obvious reasons. Accidents are tragic and any aircrew with an option will try and avoid any situation which may lead to an incident on the ground or in the air. High Vis garments worn by horses and riders make a huge difference and can help to identify a rider from a much greater distance which can give the pilot time to react.
Low flying is essential training and is not done to annoy the long suffering public. When aircrew are deployed the time for practice is over and reliance on demanding training is paramount. In the current climate of operations overseas, without the training we have, there is a far greater chance of more tragic stories hitting our headlines.
The helicopters are not for "the use of the RAF" as if it is a weekend flying club! The RAF/Army and Navy aircrew risk their LIVES on a daily basis in these helicopters providing the backup to the other servcemen and women who are also risking their lives across the world. The taxpayer pays for a service to defend the interests of this country and with that comes a training burden.
Market Rasen does have a published avoid which is respected for very obvious reasons. Accidents are tragic and any aircrew with an option will try and avoid any situation which may lead to an incident on the ground or in the air. High Vis garments worn by horses and riders make a huge difference and can help to identify a rider from a much greater distance which can give the pilot time to react.
Low flying is essential training and is not done to annoy the long suffering public. When aircrew are deployed the time for practice is over and reliance on demanding training is paramount. In the current climate of operations overseas, without the training we have, there is a far greater chance of more tragic stories hitting our headlines.