ChasCS
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I recieved this in an email moments ago...I wanted others to have the alert.
NO FLY RESTRICTION ORDER
A Restriction of Flying order has been made to cover the period of the
NATO summit, which is taking place in Newport, Gwent, during the
period 3-5 September 2014 – the full details are published within
Aeronautical Information Circular M 081/2014, which
is contained within the link below:
Note the wording of the AIC, which creates a Restricted Area
(Temporary) within a 20nm radius of the meeting venue plus an
additional ‘blob’ to the south west of it, up to FL105 (10,500ft)
within which NO AIRCRAFT is to be flown unless in accordance with the
conditions listed. This is an extremely large area indeed.
The NATO summit event is the biggest security event the UK has hosted
in recent years with over 60 Heads of States, 60 foreign secs etc
amounting to over 10,000 significant participants. Unmanned aircraft
of all types and sizes, no matter whether they are being operated for
recreational or other means, create a clear security threat in an
environment where the Police and MoD are carrying out a significant
air policing operation including fighter air patrols, additional radar
devices and airborne surveillance to achieve and maintain a recognised
air picture. No exemptions will be provided for model operations –
this was at the joint agreement of the Security forces. The threat is
not just around the venue; due to the location, delegates will be
accommodated at other venues within the 20nm area. The intention is to
carry out proportionate policing (eg. so that someone flying his
simple ‘toy helicopter’ in his back garden should not become a
criminal, although even that will probably depend on the circumstances
at the time), but beyond this, everyone will need to take a break from
flying in that area during that period.
Click on .pdf icon below to download CCA Notification.
<http://www.rcha-uk.com/CCA-NOFLY.pdf>
For any other fellow RC Pilots, be aware!
Chas
NO FLY RESTRICTION ORDER
A Restriction of Flying order has been made to cover the period of the
NATO summit, which is taking place in Newport, Gwent, during the
period 3-5 September 2014 – the full details are published within
Aeronautical Information Circular M 081/2014, which
is contained within the link below:
Note the wording of the AIC, which creates a Restricted Area
(Temporary) within a 20nm radius of the meeting venue plus an
additional ‘blob’ to the south west of it, up to FL105 (10,500ft)
within which NO AIRCRAFT is to be flown unless in accordance with the
conditions listed. This is an extremely large area indeed.
The NATO summit event is the biggest security event the UK has hosted
in recent years with over 60 Heads of States, 60 foreign secs etc
amounting to over 10,000 significant participants. Unmanned aircraft
of all types and sizes, no matter whether they are being operated for
recreational or other means, create a clear security threat in an
environment where the Police and MoD are carrying out a significant
air policing operation including fighter air patrols, additional radar
devices and airborne surveillance to achieve and maintain a recognised
air picture. No exemptions will be provided for model operations –
this was at the joint agreement of the Security forces. The threat is
not just around the venue; due to the location, delegates will be
accommodated at other venues within the 20nm area. The intention is to
carry out proportionate policing (eg. so that someone flying his
simple ‘toy helicopter’ in his back garden should not become a
criminal, although even that will probably depend on the circumstances
at the time), but beyond this, everyone will need to take a break from
flying in that area during that period.
Click on .pdf icon below to download CCA Notification.
<http://www.rcha-uk.com/CCA-NOFLY.pdf>
For any other fellow RC Pilots, be aware!
Chas
