- Joined
- Apr 29, 2014
- Messages
- 5
- Reaction score
- 0
I posted this on the Ground Station sub forum where someone had flown their Phantom into controlled airspace. PLEASE FLY BELOW 400 FEET!!!! I know how much fun it is to get those great shots, or see how high your aircraft can go, but remember there are a lot of MANNED AIRCRAFT UP THERE!!! I have had close encounters with birds, balloons, kites, and other aircraft. I cringe whenever I see a bunch of balloons floating away...I religiously use our Air Traffic Control System, even when I don't have to, I am on the radio making sure I know where everyone is. If I were to hit a Phantom head on, it would enter the cockpit through the windscreen and at worst kill me, best maybe unconscious. It could also hit my rotor blades, tail rotor blades, control pitch links on the mast, or damage my engine. I really like my phantom, and I ALWAYS FLY NO HIGHER THAT 400 FT! Please, with respect to fellow pilots who are not all snug and comfy on the ground, stay below 400 ft above ground level (remember we can't pull over on clouds). Thank you
Hate to be nit picky, but as a professional helicopter pilot, I need to ask...Were you in contact with your local Flight Service Station(FSS) or Common Traffic Freq? A quick look at the charts shows that near Barnesville, PA both Hazelton Airport and Arner Memorial Airport both have Class E shading around them meaning that controlled airspace drops from 1200 to 700 ft above ground level(AGL). Basically so that IFR traffic can get in an out, however as a helicopter pilot that used to fly back east, your video and flight data disturbs and frightens me., your aircraft was above 1400 ft almost the entire time, with NO FPV!!! I own a Phantom, however as a commercial pilot, I am very aware of my airspace and surroundings. I just want other phantom pilots to realize that not all planes or aircraft fly high all the time. Most helicopter traffic flys 500-1,000 agl, or above ground level. Although I cannot wait until Ground Station is available for the Vision Plus, please please please stay below the 400 ft agl level that R/C aircraft are supposed to abide by.