Minimum Balloon heights
Discussion
Air Navigation Order Rule 6: Exemptions from the low flying prohibitions;
(d)(i) A balloon shall be exempt from the 1,000 feet rule if it is landing because it is becalmed.
Did it look as if it might be becalmed?
In case you didn't know, Police helicopters are exempt from pretty much all the low flying rules, because it makes their job more fun.
(d)(i) A balloon shall be exempt from the 1,000 feet rule if it is landing because it is becalmed.
Did it look as if it might be becalmed?
In case you didn't know, Police helicopters are exempt from pretty much all the low flying rules, because it makes their job more fun.
Edited by RDE on Thursday 23 July 22:42
Geneve said:
Which means, in open countryside, you can skim along the ground, so long as you remain 500ft away from the above.
And they do! Many a time have balloons nearly landed in one of our fields. Then it'll be up to muggins here to go and help recover them and allow them access...maybe they'd give me a free trip, in return for allowing them to get their balloon back?
I understand that aircraft are exempt from the low flying rules when taking off and landing, of course without the requirements of an airstrip this may be in some varying places. Otherwise balloons have to largely stick to rules for built up areas, countryside and gatherings of people etc. They also have to adhere to usual VFR requirements.
As for landing sites, crews are usually able to recover the balloon with no additional help, once going through the correct landowner process.
As for landing sites, crews are usually able to recover the balloon with no additional help, once going through the correct landowner process.
Well if it definitely wasn't landing, as it would have ended up in the side of a tower block. The only possible cause is as mbh said, it was taking off from nearby. I do think he could have made more of an effort though, as he was slowly bobbing up and down, evidently not trying to put any real effort into getting up. I did wonder at first whether we would have a crash on our hands.
john_p said:
wiffmaster said:
And they do! Many a time have balloons nearly landed in one of our fields. Then it'll be up to muggins here to go and help recover them and allow them access...maybe they'd give me CASH, in return for allowing them to get their balloon back?
EFA
Remember when the old bbc red globe balloon almost took off my parents roof a few years ago. It was landing in the field behind us but when you dont know its aproaching and you hear the pilot firing the gas burners less than 50ft above your house you can get a bit of a fright. Everyone in the estate thought it was crashing and ran to help as well .
The baloon people got a bit stroppy last year when they landed on some of our prime milling wheat and driving all over it trashing about 50tons of it, they nearly shat themselves when we presented a bill.
If they'd come and knocked on the door before running their trailer/pickup & minibus across the field we wouldn't have been bothered but it was the way they just did it without a toss.
If they'd come and knocked on the door before running their trailer/pickup & minibus across the field we wouldn't have been bothered but it was the way they just did it without a toss.
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