Another low flyer over Leicestershire
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Another low flyer over Leicestershire
I was driving east along the M69 about 1930hrs last Friday and was VERY surprised to notice a light aircraft (possibly King Air sized) flying overhead very low.....in a north - south direction. I am no expert but it must have been at about 400ft........
I expected to hear some sort of tragedy on the radio but have heard nothing at all. I haven't noticed anything in that sort of path before and wonder if anyone could shed any light on it.......
I expected to hear some sort of tragedy on the radio but have heard nothing at all. I haven't noticed anything in that sort of path before and wonder if anyone could shed any light on it.......
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Coventry based aircraft? There are one or two twin cessnas about the same size as a king air based there on government jobs that are a bit lower than normal, though if it was proper dark by then how did you know it was 400'.
How far up the M69 were you?
How far up the M69 were you?
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I wasn't far off the M1 actually - probably about a mile.
I dont know for sure that it was 400ft - but I have been flying for twenty years myself.......dunno if that counts for anything!
Oh well - all is OK anyway!
I dont know for sure that it was 400ft - but I have been flying for twenty years myself.......dunno if that counts for anything!
Oh well - all is OK anyway!
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All I can guess is that it was the calibrator aircraft.. however I read in the paper that they are using planes to look for dead birds now, to prevent bird flu. Although I wouldn't expect them to be flying around in the dark.
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Coventry based aircraft? There are one or two twin cessnas about the same size as a king air based there on government jobs
that are taking aerial photos of our houses to see if we have built conservatories etc. so that they can change the house's council tax band. I hate this labour government.
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The Environment Agency have ground mapping aircraft operated by ourselves at Air Atlantique, they tend to be operating at low level. Could be one of ours!! Must have been flying on the wrong pressure setting!
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Could it have been a Leicester Airport movement which is approx 4 miles from the reported sighting?
http://www.multimap.com/map/photo.cg...=1&scale=25000
http://www.multimap.com/map/photo.cg...=1&scale=25000
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<<I dont know for sure that it was 400ft - but I have been flying for twenty years myself..>>
Counts for nothing I'm afraid. I have fielded a few phone calls at Heathrow from airline pilots reporting near misses over London when aircraft were well over 1000 ft apart.. Seriously, you almost certainly can't estimate heights of aircraft with any degree of accuracy from the ground.
Counts for nothing I'm afraid. I have fielded a few phone calls at Heathrow from airline pilots reporting near misses over London when aircraft were well over 1000 ft apart.. Seriously, you almost certainly can't estimate heights of aircraft with any degree of accuracy from the ground.
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There is a B200 based at Leicester. G-PFFN I believe. And yes, it normally does fly its approachs quite low.
I only know this from often thinking that the plane is coming in quite low!
I only know this from often thinking that the plane is coming in quite low!
