 How to measure height of an airplane?
"Joe Harrison" <newscontrol@crylo.com> wrote in message
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> Say you are on the ground and want to measure the altitude of a plane that
> is going over your head, what (simple) equipment can you use? They are
> supposed to maintain at least 500 feet where I am but I don't believe they
> actually do. Tired of endless stream of noisy planes (helicopters the
> worst actually) when I'm pottering around in the garden.
>
> I phoned the Civil Aviation Authority last year but although polite they
> were pretty unhelpful. Basically said well it's up to you to make a case
> and prove these things are too low. Now it looks like we're into
> low-flying season again so wondering what I could do.
>
Shouldn't the subject be "How to measure the height of an aeroplane"?
I thought there was a citizenship test nowadays where immigrants had to show
a reasonable grasp of English before they could get a council house in
Bracknell. It's obviously not working.
Rgds
Andy R
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