Flytest, sorry mate but what a load of old tosh.

All we have is the statement of an over excitable individual. There is no F/w Vs. Rotary problem but there is a laid down method for how to deal with incidences such as these. The guilt of any party is not for anyone on this forum to judge. We weren't there and have no evidence of any problem.

CIM has stated that he was NOT low flying. Who are we to doubt him, in the same vein we cannot discount VFRPilotPB's commments either.

There is no room in aviation for petty minded 'mavericks.' Procedures have been laid down and as "genuine aviators " we should know and follow these whan the time comes. Not resort to school yard idiocy.

Actually I tried to calm things down, it is people like you that stirred it all up again.

As one of the "chimps" that has a foot in both of these camps I was shocked by the behaviour. The F/W guys did not close ranks they were rather more pragmatic on the grounds that they were not there and only knew one side of the story.

It is people like me who have the sense of perspective and realise that attempting a witch hunt on the word of one pilot is not appropriate. As we said to VFRPB, if he did not like it follow the process not kick the crap out of someone.

I am frequently shamed by the actions of both rotary and FW but I do not go out and condone violence.

And as for the reason that CIM was not "questioned" or better still interogated with thumbscrews, he was taking the piss because he realised how stupid the post was. Even a chimp could work that one out. Go figure........

My aplogies to the genuine aviators with a REAL sense of perspective.............

BX

I'm not stirring anything, just pointing out that vfrpb's "crime" whilst a little draconian and a bit Charles Bronson, was a little irrelevant...

Didn't read one single post which said "calm down mate, and by the way chaps, unrestricted area or not, low flying can bring unforseen hazards.. take care".

That is not a condemnation of the alleged perp, merely a recognition that even if you do not consider yourself to be doing anything dangerous, others may still be affected (Flight safety.. everyones responsibility???).

None of you good old boys felt the need to point that out did you? More interested in the agressive tone of the poster.

As for C-I-M, whether it was him or not, who cares? the point was rather than run to teacher telling tales, in the form of an airprox, perhaps highlighting how certain circumstances can be interperated as dangerous on an annonymous forum is better.

Once more, I did not condone violence.

Glad to see you got the hang of the spelling thing, so you can learn from your mistakes.. I take back my previous comment

:E

As for say again s l o w l y

I think you missed my point mate, but then again it happens with the written word, I'm sure if VFRPB and "Maverick" have a chat face to face, they will SETTLE THEIR DIFFERENCES without actually knocking ten bells out of each other.. two sides to a story and all that eh?

What a big fuss about very little.

A useful reminder of the importance of thoroughly checking above/behind prior to and during departure especially from private sites, careful pre flight planning prior and keeping a good lookout at all times especially at low level.

Mountains and molehills come to mind. ;)

Low Plank, How about a High Kite!

I was doing a scenic flight with two pax recently, and as we were flying along the coast, at 1100ft ASL, I pointed out to my passengers that someone was flying a kite at the beach, It didn't take long to notice this kite was quite high, say around 800 ft ASL, with the nylon glinting in the sun as we passed overhead. :ooh: