Microlighters

Good morning all

I just received a call from an irate parent at a school sport day in Sedgefield (Garden Route) Two trikes made several really low low passes over the sport field and
obviously and inevitably over the children at this event..... the law is quite clear chaps! Regrettably the caller never got the registrations of the aircraft. Please, it does not help us trying to retain AIRSPACE such as the fight we have with GEORGE ATNS at the moment and along you come and buzz open air gatherings and behave irresponsibly. Also just giving ATNS what they want! Come on man.... BE & FLY RESPONSIBLY!

Minimum heights
91.06.32 (1) Except when necessary for taking off or landing, or except with
prior written approval of the Commissioner, no aircraft –
(a) shall be flown over built-up areas or over an open-air assembly of persons
at a height less than 1 000 feet above the highest obstacle, within a
radius of 2 000 feet from the aircraft;
(b) when flown elsewhere than specified in paragraph (a), shall be flown at
a height less than 500 feet above the ground or water, unless the flight
can be made without hazard or nuisance to persons or property on the
ground or water; and
(c) shall circle over or do repeated overflights over an open-air assembly
of persons at a height less than 3 000 feet above the surface.

Eish guys?

Now I got the second call and that from a pilot that knows the law & the limits, witnessed it all.... there's serious & general unhappiness iro incident with the parents of the school kids!

Sad that by their incosiderate, not to say illegal and selfish actions ,these jokers give flying a bad name and rep

Why oh why will some idiots always insist on flying low where they are not allowed and give all pilots a bad rep?

I may be wrong but maybe one of the pilots knew someone on the ground.... sort of hi, here I am... see I told you I'd fly over the school and say hi!

....and most ATF's for "ZU's" state, no flying over built up areas.....

Sections A, B & C broken in this case....

Suspend their licenses!!

I say confiscate their planes and donate them to poor pilots like me who have to rent! haha

Bundy wrote:I say confiscate their planes and donate them to poor pilots like me who have to rent! haha

Alan , i second that you poor man you

Maybe they don't have ATF's,and don't know the law....

Why are some microlighters giving all of us a bad name?? Two weekends back I was doing a mountain bike event at Teaks Place (Craddle of Humankind) and there were a few microlights doing low level....why are you doing this?? Stay clear of crowds, that is it....

In the cradlle of mankind area, because its in or just adjacent to Lanseria CTR , often the gents are cleared to fly 5500 and below and are in touch with lanseria for all their movements.
Sometimes there is a reason to fly low legally - but over crowds and builty up areas