Fly UNDER cables on approach to airfield.
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Fly UNDER cables on approach to airfield.
From the August GA report. 
DR400 pilot expressed concerns regarding the presence of electrical cables on approach to R/W15 at unlicensed aerodrome Stow Maries.
Pilot stated that at the final point of descent they noticed electrical cables crossing the threshold, they descended immediately to avoid contact and flew underneath the electrical cables and landed successfully. Pilot alleged that there had been other instances at this airfield involving aircraft and the electrical cables. This aerodrome encourages GA pilots to visit.
Pilot stated that at the final point of descent they noticed electrical cables crossing the threshold, they descended immediately to avoid contact and flew underneath the electrical cables and landed successfully. Pilot alleged that there had been other instances at this airfield involving aircraft and the electrical cables. This aerodrome encourages GA pilots to visit.
Farthing Corner (Kent) used to have a full set of 25 kva lines running across the strip at the midpoint so you had to take off/land under them. They've now been re-routed.
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I remember this one as I had just landed in front of it. I was holding waiting for it to land when I spotted no tail fin. 
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Farthing Corner (Kent) used to have a full set of 25 kva lines running across the strip at the midpoint so you had to take off/land under them. They've now been re-routed.
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Hi Maoraigh1 - where can I find this report?
I've flown into Stow Maries a couple of times and it's a gem - the powerlines are well marked and the only other thing to watch for is the HIRTA south of the field.
Any pilot competent enough to land there should. As an intact WW1 airfield it's part of aviation history.
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I've flown into Stow Maries a couple of times and it's a gem - the powerlines are well marked and the only other thing to watch for is the HIRTA south of the field.
Any pilot competent enough to land there should. As an intact WW1 airfield it's part of aviation history.
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Sounds pretty similar to Sibson, which has power cables at about 1/2 mile final for 24. There was a fatal accident there in 2011 due to a wire strike on approach. All pilots are briefed when requesting PPR but they can be hard to spot, especially the earth wire, when the sun is low.
You certainly wouldn't want to be anywhere near low enough to go under them on approach, but if you don't feel you're going to clear them on climb out then going under is a last ditch emergency option.
You certainly wouldn't want to be anywhere near low enough to go under them on approach, but if you don't feel you're going to clear them on climb out then going under is a last ditch emergency option.
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Well - considering on the attached club's website Baxby Airsports :: What's a Microlight?
In describing microlights in whether they are safe - I suspect they have misquoted the CAA:
I presume those runways are 1 way in, 1 way out, with no go-arounds?
In describing microlights in whether they are safe - I suspect they have misquoted the CAA:
They are now officially recognised by the CAA as the safest form of aviation
