RAA Suspends pilot for 3 months

[poteroo]

Hi Poteroo - I have not seen the video of the incident, but was he actually flying high speed and downwind? I ask because I heard that he was flying coastal, so I am not sure of the rules about landing on the 'sea' when flying along the coastline ... is there anyone on this forum who has a waterborne endorsement who can answer?

Sorry, but I don't know the details. All I can assume is that he was pinged because it was not considered to be consistent with an approach to inspect, or to land, ie, just plain old low flying. happy days,

 

 

[slb]

Thank you for you honesty Poteroo.

 

It just seems to be particularly hard to find out what actually happened. We all know that if a film crew happened to be filming in the area and caught something on tape, then it may not reflect the whole truth i.e. depending on camera angles, even editing etc. So I am just wondering whether RAA had actual facts, or whether it was perceived ..... therefore they acted.