Yes, aviation is mixed up with units: visibility is measured in metres or
kilometres, altitudes, heights and elevations in feet.
I remember learning about rods, poles and perches at the same time as chains
and furlongs . . . :-)
Chris
#PeoplesVote
> On 2 Dec 18, at 09:23, Jez Cunningham <jez@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Do I remember that you mustn’t exceed 400ft anyway? And not be lower than
> 50m when over people? (Love the mixed units of measure - roll on Brexit
> when we can go back to rods poles and perches!)
> A helicopter pilot neighbour of mine flew his drone over our village and it
> showed it in its environs (proximity to the coast etc) better than any
> ground-based picture. He got it because he’s always been too busy flying to
> lean out and take pictures! But I think he pretty soon got bored with it.
> Jez
>
> On Sun, 2 Dec 2018 at 09:10, ChrisB <ftog@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>
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