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Reporter displays some aggression towards the FAA in a ground observer report to them of an alleged low flight while on a photo mission.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 143532 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199004 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : fdk |
| State Reference | MD |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 500 msl bound upper : 500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Helicopter |
| Flight Phase | cruise other cruise other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 1900 flight time type : 20 |
| ASRS Report | 143532 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | observation : observer |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : undershoot conflict : ground less severe non adherence : far other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | faa : investigated |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Ambiguous |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation other |
Narrative:
This was a photo flight. It was conducted within current FARS (91.79D). Perhaps the FAA should tell people when they call what the FARS are or say to help educate the public a little better, rather than assume that the pilot is in the wrong.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: REPORTER DISPLAYS SOME AGGRESSION TOWARDS THE FAA IN A GND OBSERVER REPORT TO THEM OF AN ALLEGED LOW FLT WHILE ON A PHOTO MISSION.
Narrative: THIS WAS A PHOTO FLT. IT WAS CONDUCTED WITHIN CURRENT FARS (91.79D). PERHAPS THE FAA SHOULD TELL PEOPLE WHEN THEY CALL WHAT THE FARS ARE OR SAY TO HELP EDUCATE THE PUBLIC A LITTLE BETTER, RATHER THAN ASSUME THAT THE PLT IS IN THE WRONG.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.