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for each leg, you look 5nm either side of it
33 (1) Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), an aircraft shall not fly at a height of less than 1,000
feet above the highest obstacle within a distance of 5 nautical miles of the aircraft unless:
feet above the highest obstacle within a distance of 5 nautical miles of the aircraft unless:
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Bad advice above re Lakenheath and Mildenhall: they will NOT let you go through their ATZ only their wider MATZ.They will however give you an excellent radar service and keep you clear of the heavy metal. Contrary to popular opinion they do speak English.
I was flying with a friend in 2 separate a/c and I had gone a slightly different way to him, but we were both receiving a radar service from Lakenheath so I could still hear him. He asked to decend for a closer look and they told him to call Mildenhall tower who were happy for him to decend and transit through their ATZ. On another flight through their MATZ I had an excellent view of the C130 that descended on the ILS into Mildenhall about 2-3 miles away from me .
And Duxford will not want you anywhere near their overhead either as they often have display practice on the go.
What was that bit about "bad advice" ?.
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I haven't looked at the route but my advice is to start with a straight line then deviate to avoid class A CAS, and go as high as you can. Surprisingly there are places even fairly close to London that you can go as high as 5500'. If crossing class D airspace, try and route from a VRP to VRP and at 90 deg to the runway if possible and if they refuse the transit request tell them you'll take an alternative routing. If they still refuse then have a plan to avoid the airspace.
I wouldn't necessarily avoid routing overhead airfields, especially if much higher, unless you know that there may be aero's overhead. Often though the aerobatics may take place a few miles away from the airfield so as not to upset the neighbours, so you could argue that overhead can be the safest place.
I wouldn't necessarily avoid routing overhead airfields, especially if much higher, unless you know that there may be aero's overhead. Often though the aerobatics may take place a few miles away from the airfield so as not to upset the neighbours, so you could argue that overhead can be the safest place.
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for each leg, you look 5nm either side of it
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If you overfly Lasham and surrounding areas on even a moderate day in gliding terms, you are likely to find gliders all the way up to cloudbase, or up to the bottom of any class A airspace - whichever is lower. Ditto any other gliding site. So have a good look at your chart when planning - gliding sites are marked, as are areas of 'Intense gliding activity'.
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My only comment is to ask why you would want to go to Clacton in the first place?
Got friends who live their, and with an airfield near by id rather fly in 90mins than drive in 4hours
I get more out of flying when im actually going somewhere rather than a local bimble around the city, Its just wx dependant at the mo..
Got friends who live their, and with an airfield near by id rather fly in 90mins than drive in 4hours
I get more out of flying when im actually going somewhere rather than a local bimble around the city, Its just wx dependant at the mo..