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It was the first time I saw one of these things landing live. Had to film it of course..
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João
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ProetrzRqO4
Well yes. Anyone that gets up before dawn to just spend a short time in the air before the thermal activity starts must be nuts. They do fly in the late afternoon/early evenings for the same reason mentioned earlier. Of course you do get a few pilots (generally in far away places) who fly at any time of day, even when the thermals are strong, but they are true nutcases IMO.kaos wrote:Those balloon pilots are nuts,.
Well yes that is true. But what are you doing flying close to a balloon in the first place?kaos wrote: any one RC plane could rip a big hole in the balloon and crash them..
Balloons fly under the same ANO's and regulations as any other aircraft. Balloons have the right of way over any other aircraft (including non powered gliders) when it comes to airspace. Of course they have a responsibility to avoid controlled airspace unless they have gained permission to enter it. That is sometimes hard to do or comply with ATC when they try to get a balloon to enter the circuit pattern for landing.kaos wrote:Don't they have some regulation or airspace control for balloon in Germany?
Nope. This is not a requirement as long as you are outside the limits of any full size airfield ATZ or any extended stub that the ATZ may have. If you propose to fly within the ATZ, then you will have to seek permission of the airfield to do so. This has been granted in a few places that I know of and the pilots using the field are aware. Even with that. It is your responsibility to stay well clear of any other aircraft and land if necessary.kaos wrote:At least they should be aware of where are the RC flying club fields are.
imagine you are flying in a certified flying field when the balloon just 'bulge in', you think every one in the flying field is good enough to avoid it? I won't take my chances if I were in the balloon. Balloon is a pretty large object. A newer solo RC pilot could panic trying to avoid it and crash into it. I don't think any one would deliberately flying close/into a balloon. Still that is too close to comfort. There are nuts who fly balloons and there are nuts who fly RC toys. They may just want to flying around the balloon and give the 'right of the way' to the balloon but hopefully every one flies RC toys is that good.Flaps 30 wrote:Well yes that is true. But what are you doing flying close to a balloon in the first place?kaos wrote: any one RC plane could rip a big hole in the balloon and crash them..
That was a nice big fake.jhsa wrote:A while ago a FPV model nearly collided with a passenger jet on approach to an airport.