Hi I hope it’s ok for me to post this here, a location I’d like to fly which is almost touching a FRZ RAF BENSON, I’m not interested in the flying in the FRZ but as it’s so so close, should I be contacting them out of courtesy ? Or, although I’m very close as said but not in the FRZ, is it just ok …

[image] Rich: do you phone the police when you reach 68mph? Only hands free

Ok Thought I’d ask as said above, it being so close, I don’t know what that is in feet or metres and would not want to drift within there airspace, which then could cause or would cause a problem. [image] Rich: do you phone the police when you reach 68mph? No :point_up_2:t2::smiley: but may…

[image] PitchFader: it being so close, I don’t know what that is in feet or metres Use the measuring tool in Dronescene :wink:

[image] SparkyFPV: Use the measuring tool in Dronescene Thanks, I didn’t know there was one, bit rusty on this as I usually steer we’ll clear of these areas, so it’s new too me. Thanks

As it’s Joint Helicopter Command I’d ping them a message just out of courtesy. Helicopters can be at low level around the NFZ. This way at least when you get spotted and it gets called in they are aware and that it’s nothing to worry about. In addition Air Ambulance and NPAS operate from there so t…

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[image] ThorTDL: As it’s Joint Helicopter Command I’d ping them a message just out of courtesy. That’s why I thought I’d ask, I know this place well and is busy as hell, thanks for the advice.

[image] PitchFader: That’s why I thought I’d ask, I know this place well and is busy as hell, thanks for the advice. No problem, technically speaking you are legal to fly where you are planning it but it’s best to keep them on our side, show them you are a enthusiast and above board plus awar…

Again thanks for the advice, which advice was all I needed, I can take the sarcastic banter that comes with it, I was told there’s no such thing as a stupid question, one may beg too differ ….

Flying right on the border of a FRZ which is RAF

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