I am wanting to take some footage of the Glasgow Tower, the only problem being, it is directly across the river from Glasgow Heliport. I dropped by today and spoke to one of the pilots (air ambulance) and asked if he had any issues with this. In his eyes, if he knew what time I was going to be there, him and the rest of the pilots would keep an eye out for the P2V. I also said I would land as soon as I heard any helicoopter activity.
The pilot wasn't keen on giving a straight forward go-ahead but instead sugggested I contact air traffic control as the area around the heliport is restricted airspace. After what seemed like hours on the phone to Glasgow airport I got to speak with someone at ATC who then gave me an email address at NATS to request permission. Email has been sent off and I'll let you know what the response is.
On a positive note, the man I spoke to at ATC did thank me for contacting them and seemed to be very helpful in trying to get me clearance.
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The pilot wasn't keen on giving a straight forward go-ahead but instead sugggested I contact air traffic control as the area around the heliport is restricted airspace. After what seemed like hours on the phone to Glasgow airport I got to speak with someone at ATC who then gave me an email address at NATS to request permission. Email has been sent off and I'll let you know what the response is.
On a positive note, the man I spoke to at ATC did thank me for contacting them and seemed to be very helpful in trying to get me clearance.
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