how low?

I suppose as long as they don’t take your TV aerial with them…:rolleyes:

Flood.

Last year a Chinnook helicopter (b1oody big, noisy things) flew directly over my house at a low level. and im talking SERIOUSLY low, could have been 1000ft i.e. sea gull level. the entire house shook for a few secs. i live near Colchester Garrison which is the base for the Parachute Regiments and the 16 Air Assault Brigade (who, incidently are in Basra at the mo), so it could have been conected with that, i don’t know. are they really allowed to fly that low over built up areas – so low that you think you can almost touch it?

adam

When the weather gets bad in Dublin and planes are forced to make early turn outs they can get alot lower than 500ft over Finglas.Those SAS MD80 would blow the ears off you.

Sorry, its also 500ft above the sea!!

For my UK PPL its 500ft at all times above ground (apart from take off and landing), and then 2000 feet AND the ability to glide clear over a town or city.

Roy Payne, who flew Typhoons during the war, when asked by his son how low they flew over the Channel replied:

“enough to get the wheels up”.

That sounds about right, and 500ft over unpopulated areas or the sea? But obviously the military is allowed much lower – 12ft for the Buccaneer over the open sea, I believe…

Flood.

I’m not sure, and I’m no pilot, but I think light aircraft are supposed to be 2,000 feet and above over built up areas.