Topic ID 4762
I'm sure one just flew north over Hertford and then back south a few minutes later. Slow moving and lightly powered, plus an unusual lighting arrangement. Edit: It's just gone over twice again. Edit: And again at 01:09 Edit: And again at 01:24
Reply ID 68169
UFO's obviously....(Pls take note Mercury)
Reply ID 68174
maybe that same bloke photographing bengeo from the air this time with an infra red camera.
Reply ID 68189
Unless the rules have changed to my knowledge no night flying is permitted in a microlight. Night is defined as 15 minutes after sunset and 15 minutes before sunrise.
Reply ID 68193
quote:That's what I found after Googling. Very strange. It had all the charactistics of a microlight or similar aircraft. It was going too slowly to be a GA and it definitely wasn't a helicopter. It had a single red light on the port wing, a static white light at the back and flashing xenon beacons on each wing, showing bursts of 4 or 5 flashes every second or so. There was no apparent green beacon on the starboard wing.
Originally posted by Leo Densian
Unless the rules have changed to my knowledge no night flying is permitted in a microlight. Night is defined as 15 minutes after sunset and 15 minutes before sunrise.
Reply ID 68197
Just to assure Steve ( and the rest of you ) that he was not hallucinating I too witnessed this and thought it very strange. Having a cup of tea in the back garden I saw what was definitely some type of 'light' aircraft pass directly over North Station heading exactly South. From behind it displayed extremely bright flashing white lights on each wingtip and I think on its tail. It flew on but blow me less than 10 minutes later it was coming back back on a reciprocal path. This time I could see both port and starboard coloured lights but again these strange very bright flashing lights on the leading edge of the wings. It disappeared Northwards then ten minutes later came back and repeated it's previous loop. It sounded like a 'normal' small plane aero engine and was at a height similar to the training planes from Panshangar International that we see daily although this was obviously difficult to be sure of in the dark. My thoughts afterwards was perhaps a pilot being put through a night training flight but I've no knowledge if this happens nor what the strange light display signified. N'eer seen nowt like it boy !!!
Reply ID 68200
It'll be the bin police practice on swooping down and snooping in your brown bins !!!!! In time for the 2 November fornightly collections [:D]
Reply ID 68225
A couple of months ago I was walking through Molewood at dusk and saw a microlight with a very similar (if not the same) lighting arrangement. I had to look twice but it was without doubt a microlight.
Reply ID 68282
I'm going to let loose with my suspicious mind again. Leo has informed us that it is illegal to fly this type of craft at night yet we have 3 witnesses to night-flights occurring, each following a similar and repetitive path. Might we assume that the reason for the flights is also illegal, for example the movement/ drop-off of illegal goods?
Reply ID 68297
OOh Woody, my imagination has been pricked now. Maybe, you never no. Its an interesting thought.
Reply ID 68299
quote:[:0] And you went to Presdales?
Originally posted by Drama Queen
you never no
Reply ID 68301
quote:and so did I and I can't spell either..............sorry off topic!
Originally posted by Stevequote:[:0] And you went to Presdales?
Originally posted by Drama Queen
you never no
Reply ID 68308
My understanding (limited, granted) is that it is not the size of craft which prohibits night flying, but the lack of instruments and the associated pilot's licence. Where's the lovely Sally B when you need her (still wasting away at home waiting for a curry, perhaps)? She'd know.
Reply ID 68310
I don't think you can fly a microlight at night, even if you do have an instrument and night rating.
Reply ID 68311
Are we sure it was a "Microlight", whatever the definition of that is. The night before, I saw the smallest, slowest grey bi-plane I've ever witnessed over Ware. Took ages to go overhead and looked like it would require the stature of Kylie Minogue to pilot it and probably peddle too. Sounded like a flat four (think VW beetle sound)of some sort.