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Bittern and the Helicopter...

Discussion in 'Photography' started by osprey, Jan 10, 2011.

  1. osprey

    osprey Resident of Nat Pres

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    I see in the Telegraph today that the hlicopter pilot has been fined £1250 for getting too close (under 500ft) to the Royal Scot.
     
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    500ft, must be joking, every time I see them its more like 50ft.
     
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    Sounds like a Thomas the Tank story
     
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    It is very difficult for a person on the ground to accurately estimate the height of a helicopter or plane. At an airshow I went to some years back they ran a competition 'guess the height', three different sized planes did a fly past at what it turned out was the same height, 200 feet, the guesses ranged down to less than 50 feet. Few actually guessed over the actual height.
     
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    Beat me to it Ralph. Height is a notoriously difficult thing the judge. Something at 1000 ft but in the distance will appear to be a lot lower than something at 500 ft but closer. The size of the aircraft involved is also a major factor.
     
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