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These pilots in their little Cessna's piss me off. What gives them the right to fly over my home at a low altitude and even to circle it on occasion. They should have to stay above a certain altitude over private property. My wife likes to garden naked and has had to run for clothes when one of these flying peeping Toms comes along. Years ago I took a pot shot at one of these idiots but nowadays I just give them the finger. Anyway this is a pet peeve of mine, as far as I'm concerned they are not respecting my property rights. The air above my land should be mine up to a certain altitude.
There are altitude minimums. Depends on where you live as to what they are.
There are altitude minimums. Depends on where you live as to what they are.
I never knew that, do you have any idea what the limit is on average?
These pilots in their little Cessna's piss me off. What gives them the right to fly over my home at a low altitude and even to circle it on occasion. They should have to stay above a certain altitude over private property. My wife likes to garden naked and has had to run for clothes when one of these flying peeping Toms comes along. Years ago I took a pot shot at one of these idiots but nowadays I just give them the finger. Anyway this is a pet peeve of mine, as far as I'm concerned they are not respecting my property rights. The air above my land should be mine up to a certain altitude.
- Identification - Can you identify the aircraft? Was it military or civil? Was it a high-or low-wing aircraft? Did you record the registration number which appears on the fuselage? (On U.S. registered aircraft, that number will be preceded with a capital ''N.")
- Time and place - Exactly when did the incident(s) occur? Where did this happen? What direction was the aircraft flying? What was the color?
- Altitude - How high (low) was the aircraft flying? On what do you base your estimate? Was the aircraft level with or below the elevation of a prominent object such as a tower or building? Did you obtain photographs? Are there any witnesses who could confirm your estimate - do you have their names, addresses, telephone numbers?
- Do you know of any other witnesses? The more the better. Do you have their names, addresses? They may be contacted.
- Are local police aware of the problem? While they have limited authority in aviation matters, police officers are considered ''trained observers" by the courts and their written statements or reports make excellent evidence should our enforcement action go to trial.
- If you took photographs, we need to know the lens used, and the height of any identifiable landmarks that appear.
Etc. Here: http://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/field_offices/fsdo/atl/local_more/media/nlowfly.pdf
I never knew that, do you have any idea what the limit is on average?
Anywhere: an altitude allowing a safe emergency landing without undue hazard to person or property on the ground;
Over Congested Areas: an altitude of 1,000 feet above the highest obstacle within a horizontal distance of less than 2,000 feet;
Over Populated Areas: an altitude of 500 feet AGL;
Over Open Water or Sparsely Populated Areas: an altitude allowing for a linear distance greater than 500 from any person, vessel, vehicle, or structure;
Helicopters: If without hazard to persons or property on the surface, an altitude lower than in definitions 2, 3, and 4 above, provided in compliance with any routes or altitudes specifically prescribed for helicopters by the FAA.
If they are below that, read the N number on the aircraft, date and time, and report them
Lowest safe altitude - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Maybe this will help. The FAA sounds rather serious about it:
I think they are serious about safety not privacy.
500 feet is way to low, it should be well over 1000. 500 feet gives you no privacy.
Here it is 1000 feet in populated areas. How far way is your nearest airport?
These pilots in their little Cessna's piss me off. What gives them the right to fly over my home at a low altitude and even to circle it on occasion. They should have to stay above a certain altitude over private property. My wife likes to garden naked and has had to run for clothes when one of these flying peeping Toms comes along. Years ago I took a pot shot at one of these idiots but nowadays I just give them the finger. Anyway this is a pet peeve of mine, as far as I'm concerned they are not respecting my property rights. The air above my land should be mine up to a certain altitude.
I'm assuming that since your wife is gardening naked you live out in the boondocks? If that is the case then just to warn you the US Forest Service and US Fish and Game often ignore the rules by the FFA and will fly just above tree top level. They seem to be excused the normal restrictions and they often use planes that do not identify themselves as belonging to either organization. I know because I've seen it happen countless times at the property that I have in the boondocks.
My dad even thought about painting the roof of his house with the letters F.U. on it but wasn't sure of the legal ramifications of doing so. :wink2:
I'm actually kind of surprised at you.
You, Sawyer, could just get pissed off and post stuff on internet forums or you could print up a bunch of flyers with your wifes gardening schedule on them and sell them for $10 a whack at the Cour d-Alene and Spokane airports:lol:
I have to get busy but I would like to hear from some pilots that do this snoopy circling of isolated homes. What gives you the right in your mind. :2wave:I'll check back at lunch.
...fly over my home at a low altitude and even to circle it on occasion...
...My wife likes to garden naked and has had to run for clothes when one of these flying peeping Toms comes along...
I have to get busy but I would like to hear from some pilots that do this snoopy circling of isolated homes. What gives you the right in your mind. :2wave:I'll check back at lunch.
500 feet is way to low, it should be well over 1000. 500 feet gives you no privacy.
These pilots in their little Cessna's piss me off. What gives them the right to fly over my home at a low altitude and even to circle it on occasion. They should have to stay above a certain altitude over private property. My wife likes to garden naked and has had to run for clothes when one of these flying peeping Toms comes along. Years ago I took a pot shot at one of these idiots but nowadays I just give them the finger. Anyway this is a pet peeve of mine, as far as I'm concerned they are not respecting my property rights. The air above my land should be mine up to a certain altitude.
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