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I didn't know jets were allowed to fly at less than 400 ft over populated areas.
by jaytaylor 8y ago
I didn't know jets were allowed to fly at less than 400 ft over populated areas.
- taneq 8y agoI believe fighter jets are allowed to fly approximately wherever the hell they want.
- jstanley 8y agoThey can't really complain if they end up flying near model aircraft then.
- pwagland 8y agoAccording to the article, they didn't complain. They didn't even notice that they had flown close to the drone.
- azernik 8y agoWhen the territory they're flying over is run by the same government that owns them (or even a friendly government) this is definitely not the case. The limits are just more permissive than civilian aircraft.
- pjc50 8y agoIt's Devon, it's not very dense. The UK has some areas used for low level fast jet training where people get Tornadoes over their house every week. It's practically a tourist attraction. E.g. https://machloop.co.uk/ https://machloop.co.uk/
- tim333 8y agocool video
- TrickyRick 8y agoSimilar to the Jedi Transtion in the US I guess. https://foxtrotalpha.jalopnik.com/the-jedi-transition-a-canyon-that-fighter-pilots-love-1678453195 https://foxtrotalpha.jalopnik.com/the-jedi-transition-a-cany...
- arethuza 8y agoI've seen Hercules transports doing very low level flying in Scotland - saw two fly below me last week when I was at the top of a not very high hill in Fife.
- bboreham 8y agoAccording to this page, 250 feet: https://www.gov.uk/low-flying-in-your-area https://www.gov.uk/low-flying-in-your-area ”Low flying isn’t usually allowed in areas around airports, or towns and cities with populations of more than 10,000.”