Laws against low flying aircraft?
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Pfft, they have no respect, those animals should be bowing down in appreciation like the rest of us
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to the op and to Pottsey:
My wife has just told you both to shut up and stop being stupid.
She is no plane spotter but even she knows its a great thing to see, especially for nothing!
My wife has just told you both to shut up and stop being stupid.
She is no plane spotter but even she knows its a great thing to see, especially for nothing!
I don't handle animals ,but, if I did and there was a low flying plane then I would definitely complain
I could be walking dogs or ferrets or something and they could get startled and who knows who kind of chaos could ensue!
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That's if it was flying to low. From what people have said in this thread that's only 500 or 1000feet. Which is 150-300meters which is low. Not sure how you could prove it was lower than that and that's assuming it doesn't have permission for flights below that.
Soldato
You walk ferrets ?
No, but if I did I would only do it if I didn't expect any low flying planes
It's not just the noise that can shock a horse either, they can be stunned by the awesome & amazing stunts performed, this can be dangerous in some situations
Morba said "My wife has just told you both to shut up and stop being stupid."
She is no plane spotter but even she knows its a great thing to see, especially for nothing! "
Tell your wife its great watching someone else's child get injured due to an unscheduled plane dive-bombing at low levels. It's great working on a farm, vets, or with other livestock with spitfires sending the animals into frenzy. At least with shows you can plan for it.
Its great until you realise that unscheduled plane dive-bombing below legal levels just put someone's child in hospital.
Of course that's only if it really is flying low and unscheduled. There is nothing wrong with scheduled planes flying low. As long as the people who need to know are informed.
She is no plane spotter but even she knows its a great thing to see, especially for nothing! "
Tell your wife its great watching someone else's child get injured due to an unscheduled plane dive-bombing at low levels. It's great working on a farm, vets, or with other livestock with spitfires sending the animals into frenzy. At least with shows you can plan for it.
Its great until you realise that unscheduled plane dive-bombing below legal levels just put someone's child in hospital.
Of course that's only if it really is flying low and unscheduled. There is nothing wrong with scheduled planes flying low. As long as the people who need to know are informed.
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To be honest I never even realised it was a spitfire. I love it how when its just a reported plane that is flying low you get the statistics come out about health and safety but when its a spitfire then suddenly im moaning. And bringing out war stories is low lol
I never said that I didnt enjoy the show it was very impressive, just a little close to my family for my liking. He did barrell rolls and even flew upside down for a while but I would have preferred to watch it at an airshow.
To me at the time it just looked like some rich kid in a plane showing off to his mates without any concern for whats below. So it doesnt really matter if you want to call me names, everyone to their own opinions i guess. The safety of my family and those around me are more important than whether you think i moan too much.
Glad you liked the pictures
I never said that I didnt enjoy the show it was very impressive, just a little close to my family for my liking. He did barrell rolls and even flew upside down for a while but I would have preferred to watch it at an airshow.
To me at the time it just looked like some rich kid in a plane showing off to his mates without any concern for whats below. So it doesnt really matter if you want to call me names, everyone to their own opinions i guess. The safety of my family and those around me are more important than whether you think i moan too much.
Glad you liked the pictures
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You'd love to work near my airfield Pottsey, we get millitary choppers all the time at about 100 feet, and all the stuff going into/out of Duxford flying low. It's great
When I was returning from Newcastle last week an military chopper was flying slowly & parallel to the road , its altitude was maybe 50ft , just a few feet higher than the trees
no idea what type it was, had a back door which was opened at the time
If it only had a single rotor system then it was probably a Merlin. As far as I know they're the only one of ours to have the rear ramp, apart from the Chinook but I'm guessing you'd know what that is due to it's two huge rotor systems.
Soldato
probably going to / leaving Sunderland airshow
Nah, this was monday after the show, they were doing manouvres around a forested area
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the merlin is mahoosive, you'd struggle to mistake it even without the ramp.
Top notch bit of kit.
Top notch bit of kit.
If you're a helicopter geek then probably but to a normal everyday person who doesn't give a crap then it's not so easy to identify