Plane flying extremely low

Carb

Should and can you report a plane flying really low over your house. I'm talking about 10 to 15m over the roof at most. It happened yesterday which I put down to a mistake, but its after making a return flight at a similiar height.

Anyone know of a potential reason for flying so low?

I assume this would be regarded as dangerous.

Stovepipe

Hi there
There is a twin-engined Twin Otter, belonging to a Canadian company, doing a geophysical survey at the moment, operating out of Enniskillen, along the Border area and it has permission to operate at low-level. If you want to complain, call the IAA.

regards
Stovepipe

Carb

Stovepipe wrote: »

Hi there
There is a twin-engined Twin Otter, belonging to a Canadian company, doing a geophysical survey at the moment, operating out of Enniskillen, along the Border area and it has permission to operate at low-level. If you want to complain, call the IAA.

regards
Stovepipe

That explains that then. It was a twin engined plane, and I live in mid-Monaghan about 5 mile from the border.

I'll assume they know what they're doing.

Thanks for the response.

xflyer

I think they fly at 200 feet. As Stovepipe says, they have full permission to fly that low. Previously a modernised DC3 was used for a similar mission down south a couple of years ago. That would have been more spectacular. A friend of mine knew the pilot, he allegedly said it was quite boring, if flying at 200 feet can be described as boring.

Nforce

Yeah...I remember seeing the BT-67 (Turbo prop DC-3) when it was flying around the Midlands. A pretty impressive sight....though it would have been even better had the sound of radial engines accompanied it!

280special

Its the Twin Otter all right, saw her near Ballybay at the weekend.

@Nforce, agreed the Dak would sound better with the old P&W's !! Wasnt it back here earlier this year ?

FarmerGreen

500 feet from persons or property, normally.
Thats pretty damned close.

Nissan doctor

It was flying low over mid Louth last week too..

Carb

Obviously doing the rounds a while then.

It certainly wasn't anywhere near 200 feet when it flew over us. Quite an unusual sight.

xflyer

It would have been flying at it's regulated height which I believe is in and around 200 feet, any lower or higher would distort the survey results so they won't be skimming the rooftops despite what it looks like. It can be quick tricky to judge an aircraft's actual height so it might seem lower than it actually is.

There should have been warnings locally particularly in the local papers.

triggermortis

I think I saw this over Carrick on Monday while I was out on the bike. Only really noticed it as you don't see many planes here. Definitely not a DC-3 more twin otter size and a light green/grey colour (but I was wearing shades) I think, and a lot of probes

Tropheus

280special wrote: »

Its the Twin Otter all right, saw her near Ballybay at the weekend.

@Nforce, agreed the Dak would sound better with the old P&W's !! Wasnt it back here earlier this year ?

Thanks, that answers a question for me. Was driving up to Ballybay on the Carrick/Ballybay Road on Sunday and saw an aircraft flying low in the distance. I couldn't identify it, but thought it unusual as I don't recall ever seeing a plane around Ballybay and I've been up and down to Ballybay for the past 18 years.

baalthor

xflyer wrote: »

It would have been flying at it's regulated height which I believe is in and around 200 feet, any lower or higher would distort the survey results so they won't be skimming the rooftops despite what it looks like. It can be quick tricky to judge an aircraft's actual height so it might seem lower than it actually is.

There should have been warnings locally particularly in the local papers.

There were leaflets sent out to the houses in the area, at least I got one ...

whyulittle

Spotted this weird looking plane over the Midlands today.

TW Mr Tayto

whyulittle wrote: »

Spotted this weird looking plane over the Midlands today.

It's a sea-plane, I assume the high prop has to do with that.
A friend of mine posted some pics of him and his dad flying it on facebook, looked fun!

Nforce

Lake amphibian,afaik. There was a guy trying to set up a group to operate it from Coosan Point,Athlone recently iirc.

whyulittle

Never heard that, am only a couple of minutes from Coosan Point. (Pic was taken in Offaly though).

Nforce

whyulittle wrote: »

Never heard that, am only a couple of minutes from Coosan Point. (Pic was taken in Offaly though).

Me too!

280special

Saw what i presume was the Twin Otter at low level outside Dundalk this morning at about 11am. Looked to be in or about 3 to 4 miles west, between Dundalk and Cullaville. Couldnt get a real good view as i was driving at the time and a bit of a distance away.

On an aside apparently there was an aircraft operating in the same area but a bit higher and after darkness on Monday night, Buzzed around the place for about an hour or so keeping to a fairly constant circling pattern in roughly the same area.

roundymac

whyulittle wrote: »

Never heard that, am only a couple of minutes from Coosan Point. (Pic was taken in Offaly though).

It was on nationwide some time back, end of summer/autumn.

Oscar Bravo

"On an aside apparently there was an aircraft operating in the same area but a bit higher and after darkness on Monday night, Buzzed around the place for about an hour or so keeping to a fairly constant circling pattern in roughly the same area".... 280 Special it was more than likely F-GOPR,the Lidar Piper Aztec.

280special

Oscar Bravo wrote: »

"On an aside apparently there was an aircraft operating in the same area but a bit higher and after darkness on Monday night, Buzzed around the place for about an hour or so keeping to a fairly constant circling pattern in roughly the same area".... 280 Special it was more than likely F-GOPR,the Lidar Piper Aztec.

Thanks for the info, but have heard since there was a security incident near there and reckon it might have been the Garda Defender ?

Alidee

Google TELLUS border survey for geological air and ground survey operating in border counties