Swooping RAF Pilot Fined
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Good drills, do it in style. I can only imagine what was going through his mind as he realised what he had done. Does anybody know what height he ent down to?? Incidentally if you are fined (in this case £1500) where does the money go??
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Alarming Situation!
The most alarming thing to come out of this for his oppo's is the mention that they used the GPS trace to try and hang him out to dry (according to the reporter present!!!!
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Now, correct me if I am wrong, I am sure there are more qualified people out there on this than me, but the GPS on a Tutor in DGPS mode is not always THAT accurate in height mode!
His counterparts regularly teach/instruct LOW FLYING to students based on a VISUALLY judged 500' MSD. If everyone is now subject to action based on the GPS readout my concern is that people will now switch the damn thing off!!
Please tell me I am not being mad when I say how can you prosectue someone with evidence based on an aid that cannot even be used for approaches due to the technical limitations inherent with the software and accuracy!? (The GPS is not certified!)
By the way I have imposed a no fly zone round my house, but I haven't told anybody because ignorance is no excuse! You should all know! Naturally!!!
)! Now, correct me if I am wrong, I am sure there are more qualified people out there on this than me, but the GPS on a Tutor in DGPS mode is not always THAT accurate in height mode!
His counterparts regularly teach/instruct LOW FLYING to students based on a VISUALLY judged 500' MSD. If everyone is now subject to action based on the GPS readout my concern is that people will now switch the damn thing off!!
Please tell me I am not being mad when I say how can you prosectue someone with evidence based on an aid that cannot even be used for approaches due to the technical limitations inherent with the software and accuracy!? (The GPS is not certified!)
By the way I have imposed a no fly zone round my house, but I haven't told anybody because ignorance is no excuse! You should all know! Naturally!!!
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A satellite was tracking and photographing Rodriguez's aircraft at the time and images of the incident were shown to the court.
http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/sc...6908-20384339/
From The Scotsman:
http://news.scotsman.com/scotland/RA...pen.3985042.jp
"The court martial heard Rodriguez had flown more than 1,600 hours in the aircraft, often on dangerous missions over Iraq."
Now that IS dangerous!!
http://news.scotsman.com/scotland/RA...pen.3985042.jp
"The court martial heard Rodriguez had flown more than 1,600 hours in the aircraft, often on dangerous missions over Iraq."
Now that IS dangerous!!
Not an afterburning Grob GTI Mk69 from Miramar!!!!
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ps being a golf tournament he should have done us a favour and flattened the place. Pringle everywhere.
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ps being a golf tournament he should have done us a favour and flattened the place. Pringle everywhere.
Let me see if I can understand this. A guy is stupid enough to risk his job/self/aircraft/other persons (tick as appropriate) over a large public gathering, on an unauthorised "display" and the prevailing "wisdom" on this thread is that he should be allowed to get off with it??!! What rule did he not break? Is his position as an RAF pilot deemed enough not to have him prosecuted/charged for what Ppruners would eat him alive for if he was a civvie pilot....I served in the Military and what I remember from the pilots was their overriding self-belief that they were much, much better than civvie pilots and that the "normal" rules didn't apply to them.
Double standards, lads. Do better next time.
regards
TDD
Double standards, lads. Do better next time.
regards
TDD
IIRC a Tremblers Jock was hauled over the coals back in the 80's for doing a low pass over Dundee / Broughty Ferry in his F4 so that the nav could get some pics of his house. The shots and lens info were sent to JARIC, who were able to calculate the height being flown.
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TwoDeadDogs:
Unfortunately this attitude is commonplace at one civilian establishment I can think of, 5 feet over the sea, etc.
Military pilots are 'selected' unlike most civilian pilots.
Anyway engineers have 'double standards', far worse than any a pilot has exhibited in my experience.
I doubt there was any real risk to job/self/aircraft/other persons.
Let me see if I can understand this. A guy is stupid enough to risk his job/self/aircraft/other persons (tick as appropriate) over a large public gathering, on an unauthorised "display" and the prevailing "wisdom" on this thread is that he should be allowed to get off with it??!! What rule did he not break? Is his position as an RAF pilot deemed enough not to have him prosecuted/charged for what Ppruners would eat him alive for if he was a civvie pilot....I served in the Military and what I remember from the pilots was their overriding self-belief that they were much, much better than civvies pilots and that the "normal" rules didn't apply to them.
Double standards, lads. Do better next time.
regards
Double standards, lads. Do better next time.
regards
...what I remember from the pilots was their overriding self-belief that they were much, much better than civvies pilots and that the "normal" rules didn't apply to them.
Military pilots are 'selected' unlike most civilian pilots.
Anyway engineers have 'double standards', far worse than any a pilot has exhibited in my experience.
I doubt there was any real risk to job/self/aircraft/other persons.