psymon Posted June 21, 2009 Share Posted June 21, 2009 You cant it's a no fly zone, and there very hard on people that do. Simon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gordon_dunn Posted June 21, 2009 Share Posted June 21, 2009 Also- there's sure be at least 1000 people there.......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psymon Posted June 21, 2009 Author Share Posted June 21, 2009 Also- there's sure be at least 1000 people there.......... By Sunday there will be over 100 thousand gathering in pilton. Simon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psymon Posted June 21, 2009 Author Share Posted June 21, 2009 That really supprises me, and with all the heli movement around the festival taking the entertainment in and out i dont think i would give it a go. But good luck to you Meds i will wave to you when i see you fly over head Regards Simon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gordon_dunn Posted June 21, 2009 Share Posted June 21, 2009 Air police? Rembember- Except with the permission in writing of the CAA, an aircraft shall not fly over an organised open-air assembly of more than 1,000 persons below - (i) a height of 1,000 feet, or (ii) such height as will permit, in the event of a power unit failure, the aircraft to alight clear of the assembly, whichever is the higher Check NOTAMS, etc... I'd be amazed if there isn't a no-fly zone and strict rules for helicopters, etc.. You definitely don't want to get caught up in the middle of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gordon_dunn Posted June 21, 2009 Share Posted June 21, 2009 Fair enough... At least you are asking the right questions, before the flight. A good example for everyone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjenni12 Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 Hey Meds did you fly over Glasto in the end? I kept an eye out for you but never saw you. I did see this person though flying around 300' over the Dance Village at 19.30 Sunday evening!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psymon Posted June 29, 2009 Author Share Posted June 29, 2009 Dont know how i missed that one flying over, but i was far to gone by then, dam Cider . Seems to be very low in that shot, and not good on the rep for the local flyers, if it;s as low as it looks to be. Simon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psymon Posted June 29, 2009 Author Share Posted June 29, 2009 There was alot of police air traffic on the sunday, im sure the person involved has already been arrested, they where very hard on a plane that went sight seeing last year. Simon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 Hey Meds, Maybe contact your contact and ask if they caught the pilot. There is of course also the logo on the underside of the wing which should have made it a little easyer. SW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huffhuff Posted July 8, 2009 Share Posted July 8, 2009 What is the logo? I can't make it out. Looks like a parajet though right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigw Posted July 8, 2009 Share Posted July 8, 2009 Hi, i saw it go over as well on the sunday afternoon and was amazed at how low it was. There was writing on it and at the time i remember thinking i must remember it. But now im not so sure, think it said "the mill" or something simlar to that. My memory is a bit vague for some reason!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huffhuff Posted July 8, 2009 Share Posted July 8, 2009 The logo was 'The Palm' http://www.flickr.com/photos/size11feet/3676109641/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 8, 2009 Share Posted July 8, 2009 After a little logo searching..... I have found the company http://www.palmjebelali.ae/ SW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irm750 Posted July 8, 2009 Share Posted July 8, 2009 GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!! Do you mean that someone is risking the freedom of our sport for some cheap marketing of a building development in Dubai? That REALLY pi**es me off! It's gone from some idiot just flouting the law to someone deliberately low flying so that everyone can get a good gawp at his logo for commercial gain. They say that there's no such thing as bad publicity (we've all looked at their website now), but if bad publicity awakens the sleeping CAA giant who wants to squash us then that saying could quickly become very untrue for us all. I hope that some of you local boys can catch up with this bell end and read him the riot act. Ian. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huffhuff Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 I guess it could be a wing that has been won in a comp, bought on ebay etc. (similar to the T2T ones - where the company sponsors taken off them?). It might not have been an advertising stunt. Personally, I had a look around on google and based simply on the logo and palm name (there was no web address) it would have been a poor advertising attempt. However, if he didn't have clearance to fly and was at a dodgy altitude - the only advertising it gives is bad - for us! Although reading various glasto blogs the crowds seem to have been in favour of the pilot and where cheering him on...this of course only until he stalled, fell onto the tent roof, slid down and diced a few people in the crowd up... (that bit didn't happen obviously...) Surely somebody knows who flys that wing - it's pretty unique?!? Out of interest, it's amazing how many members of the public refer to the paramotor as either a light aircraft, paraglider, microlight etc. etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alan_k Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 In reality not that many people are interested in sport aviation, so the lack of knowledge in actual aircraft types doesn't suprise me. It's only because we're RATHER interested in the thrill of flying that we know a bit. Alan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cageuk Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 To start with I do not condone the actions of this plonker for one second. However, could it be a possibility that we could rock our own boat too much? If the police/authorities were actively searching for the pilot then I'm sure that we would have heard about it. Meds police contacts seem to be rather nonchalant in their approach to the incident, in respect that that haven't borne down on meds guns blazing and badges flashing! I venture to suggest that if we actively persue this incident and actually find out who did it and pressurise the CAA into prosecuting him that the ensuing bad publicity and high profile to the CAA may be detrimental to our sport. This thread has highlighted everybodys annoyance at this kind of flying behaviour which should show the outside world (those that bother to search out this kind of information) that we as a community to not approve of this behaviour. On the other hand I could be talking a load of tosh for which I apologise Cheers Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coggie49 Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 To start with I do not condone the actions of this plonker for one second.However, could it be a possibility that we could rock our own boat too much? If the police/authorities were actively searching for the pilot then I'm sure that we would have heard about it. Meds police contacts seem to be rather nonchalant in their approach to the incident, in respect that that haven't borne down on meds guns blazing and badges flashing! I venture to suggest that if we actively persue this incident and actually find out who did it and pressurise the CAA into prosecuting him that the ensuing bad publicity and high profile to the CAA may be detrimental to our sport. This thread has highlighted everybodys annoyance at this kind of flying behaviour which should show the outside world (those that bother to search out this kind of information) that we as a community to not approve of this behaviour. On the other hand I could be talking a load of tosh for which I apologise Cheers Mark Your not talking a load of tosh, it all made good sence to me, and a point well made. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coggie49 Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 To start with I do not condone the actions of this plonker for one second.However, could it be a possibility that we could rock our own boat too much? If the police/authorities were actively searching for the pilot then I'm sure that we would have heard about it. Meds police contacts seem to be rather nonchalant in their approach to the incident, in respect that that haven't borne down on meds guns blazing and badges flashing! I venture to suggest that if we actively persue this incident and actually find out who did it and pressurise the CAA into prosecuting him that the ensuing bad publicity and high profile to the CAA may be detrimental to our sport. This thread has highlighted everybodys annoyance at this kind of flying behaviour which should show the outside world (those that bother to search out this kind of information) that we as a community to not approve of this behaviour. On the other hand I could be talking a load of tosh for which I apologise Cheers Mark Your not talking a load of tosh, it all made good sence to me, and a point well made. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garyfreefly Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 LETS keep everybody informed that somebody has flown over this festival ......and he was breaking the law....lets keep going on about it ....lets shout it from the roofs......on the other hand dont ......s u u c c h h h .....lets just keep it to ourselfs and hope nobody with any authority gets to know of this stupidity.........perhaps he was having engine problems.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 Hummmmmmm..... I tend to agree. SW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete_b Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 LETS keep everybody informed that somebody has flown over this festival ......and he was breaking the law....lets keep going on about it ....lets shout it from the roofs......on the other hand dont ......s u u c c h h h .....lets just keep it to ourselfs and hope nobody with any authority gets to know of this stupidity.........perhaps he was having engine problems.... Big brother is watching so its to late. Pete b Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cageuk Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 LETS keep everybody informed that somebody has flown over this festival ......and he was breaking the law....lets keep going on about it ....lets shout it from the roofs......on the other hand dont ......s u u c c h h h .....lets just keep it to ourselfs and hope nobody with any authority gets to know of this stupidity.........perhaps he was having engine problems.... I certainly wasn't advocating putting a lid on the incident, it's out in the big wide world already but just be careful about how it is handled. It is already becoming old news to everyone other than ourselves. Also there is no way to keep the authorities from finding out as they already know about it. They just don't seem as worried about the incident as we are! Again this is my own opinion only given the facts that have currently been made available to me. I may be totally wrong about this and will be the first to hold my hands up if so. Even if the pilot was having engine problems he would have been on a glide away from the venu from 3000' at worst or at best a power assisted glide from 3000' so I don't think there will be any excuse he could come up that would be convincing. Anyway, wasn't trying to stir up a hornets nest, just trying to look from another perspective. Cheers Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigw Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 Lots of people drive cars badly and break the law, doesnt mean all drivers are all bad and should be viewed in the same way and tarred with same brush. Anybody or authority that thinks that way would be very nieve indead. And i dont think they are! No point in covering up, theres a bad element in any sport and everbody knows that. But if there ever comes a point when lots of people start to do the same and think its ok then thats when the sport will hit problems. Its up to the mass paramotor community in general to behave in a law abideing and curtious manner. Says me. Ive havent even got off the ground yet!! Just back from pub and prob talking rubbish. But heyho! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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