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Well, beautiful morning it was on Saturday a.m. Talked to Brize, who offered limited RIS due to workload, but helpful nonetheless.
Did a little sight seeing overhead Thame, right on the very NE tip of the Benson MATZ. Didn't penetrate and kept just outside the MATZ border. Switching from Wycombe tower at Stokenchurch I tried raising Benson Zone on 120.90 but no response (another guy on frequency had the same problem)
I was due west of Thame at about 2000' heading west listening out on Brize when all of a sudden I spotted two military helicopters left-right at my level in my ten o'clock, close in..don't know if they saw me but I rapidly bled off a couple of hundred feet just to be safe. Brize had no knowledge of any Mil activity in Benson zone...
Eyes first, RIS second I guess!!
Did a little sight seeing overhead Thame, right on the very NE tip of the Benson MATZ. Didn't penetrate and kept just outside the MATZ border. Switching from Wycombe tower at Stokenchurch I tried raising Benson Zone on 120.90 but no response (another guy on frequency had the same problem)
I was due west of Thame at about 2000' heading west listening out on Brize when all of a sudden I spotted two military helicopters left-right at my level in my ten o'clock, close in..don't know if they saw me but I rapidly bled off a couple of hundred feet just to be safe. Brize had no knowledge of any Mil activity in Benson zone...
Eyes first, RIS second I guess!!
