Low-level flying ban introduced Over London!!

Any flight is prohiited over Paris and it sounds like common sense to me. I’m always scared to death when I see those low path over London or LA.

I totally agree. London felt much safer after 9/11 when the no fly zone was imposed.

Any flight is prohiited over Paris and it sounds like common sense to me. I’m always scared to death when I see those low path over London or LA.

I totally agree. London felt much safer after 9/11 when the no fly zone was imposed.

Any flight is prohiited over Paris and it sounds like common sense to me. I’m always scared to death when I see those low path over London or LA.

Any flight is prohiited over Paris and it sounds like common sense to me. I’m always scared to death when I see those low path over London or LA.

This is largely irrelevent and nothing new as far as Cessnas and suchlike are concerned. Legally, such single engined aircraft are required to be able to glide clear of populated areas if the engine stops, so to all intents and purposes overflights of central London have been out of bounds for many years anyway (and on odd occasions the CAA have prosecuted for such flights in the past anyway).

Andy

This is largely irrelevent and nothing new as far as Cessnas and suchlike are concerned. Legally, such single engined aircraft are required to be able to glide clear of populated areas if the engine stops, so to all intents and purposes overflights of central London have been out of bounds for many years anyway (and on odd occasions the CAA have prosecuted for such flights in the past anyway).

Andy

At least it shows London is trying to rule out terrorism altogether.

At least it shows London is trying to rule out terrorism altogether.

Heathrow and London City airport flights are exempt, as are police helicopters and some other aircraft.

Banning cessna’s and other assorted small stuff (that will likely cause minimal damage only to sensitive buildings) is of course very nice, but it only takes a handful of nutters to hijack a 747 upon final approach and take it down. And that would cause severe damages.

If they really want to make London safe they ought to redo the approach and holding patterns for LHR and LCY. That is of course next to impossible considering London’ airspace is already very crowded.

It’s a start though.

Also, nice of the BBC to show where that building (MI6 HQ) that no one’s meant to know about is.

I don’t think Osama will learn something new from that map. MI5 and MI6 are on many official tourist maps and guidebooks.

Heathrow and London City airport flights are exempt, as are police helicopters and some other aircraft.

Banning cessna’s and other assorted small stuff (that will likely cause minimal damage only to sensitive buildings) is of course very nice, but it only takes a handful of nutters to hijack a 747 upon final approach and take it down. And that would cause severe damages.

If they really want to make London safe they ought to redo the approach and holding patterns for LHR and LCY. That is of course next to impossible considering London’ airspace is already very crowded.

It’s a start though.

Also, nice of the BBC to show where that building (MI6 HQ) that no one’s meant to know about is.

I don’t think Osama will learn something new from that map. MI5 and MI6 are on many official tourist maps and guidebooks.

This is probably more to do with helicopters than fixed wing aircraft.

Also, nice of the BBC to show where that building (MI6 HQ) that no one’s meant to know about is.

This is probably more to do with helicopters than fixed wing aircraft.

Also, nice of the BBC to show where that building (MI6 HQ) that no one’s meant to know about is.

exactly who would be flying at under 1400 feet over London unless they were going into/out of LCY, anyway?

exactly who would be flying at under 1400 feet over London unless they were going into/out of LCY, anyway?

Saw this in the news last week. To be honest, most aircraft flying over central London fall into the exemptions anyway so it means nothing. Rather conveniently, my office is located just outside the point where the City restricted zone meets the Hyde Park/Buck Palace restricted zone, so I could still be hit by the low flying aircraft these measures are designed to prevent 🙁 😡 🙁

Saw this in the news last week. To be honest, most aircraft flying over central London fall into the exemptions anyway so it means nothing. Rather conveniently, my office is located just outside the point where the City restricted zone meets the Hyde Park/Buck Palace restricted zone, so I could still be hit by the low flying aircraft these measures are designed to prevent 🙁 😡 🙁

Like terrorist are gonne give a damn about this.
By the time they’ve entered the No Low Fly zone it will only be a minute at most before they would hit their target. So this measure is token at best

Like terrorist are gonne give a damn about this.
By the time they’ve entered the No Low Fly zone it will only be a minute at most before they would hit their target. So this measure is token at best