§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what are the required(a) vertical and (b) horizontal avoidance distances for camouflaged fast jet aircraft of activities notified under the civil aircraft notification procedure.
§ Mr. HanleyCivil pilots can if they wish, notify low level aerial activity under the civil aircraft notification procedure specifying the location and horizontal dimensions of the area in which they will be operating, together with the maximum height of their activities. Commercial activity accepted for notification attracts temporary avoidance status, in which case pilots of military fixed wing aircraft flying in excess of 140 knots are required to avoid the specified area laterally or if overflying it to do so at a minimum height of 300 ft above the maximum specified in the notification. Recreational and other aerial activity does not normally attract avoidance status but when details are provided they are passed to military air crew who will take account of such activities in planning their sorties.