Sun Aug 31, 2014 7:53 am
#1310473
Managed to infringe Bristol yesterday and it's a lesson to learn for an experienced pilot. This is a journey I have done quite a few times, so I was fairly relaxed, but had had a disturbed night due power cuts and alarms going off so I was more tired than usual.
I called up Bristol on the usual frequency and found it wasn't working. I then called a nearby unit and got a new frequency. I called them on that and made contact but by then I was pretty close to the zone. I was asked to ROCS and it became clear that there was another infringer at low level taking their attention.
I asked to route over Colerne and started an orbit while I sorted out what to do next but I had forgotten about the wedge of airspace to the north of the zone. It starts at 4500 I was at 5000.
No harm done thankfully but I should have checked the chart sooner and started my orbit sooner or descended or (probably best) routed further East.
I was on a regular route and didn't cope well with the unexpected disturbances. It's called being stuck in the groove and it's a bad thing
I called up Bristol on the usual frequency and found it wasn't working. I then called a nearby unit and got a new frequency. I called them on that and made contact but by then I was pretty close to the zone. I was asked to ROCS and it became clear that there was another infringer at low level taking their attention.
I asked to route over Colerne and started an orbit while I sorted out what to do next but I had forgotten about the wedge of airspace to the north of the zone. It starts at 4500 I was at 5000.
No harm done thankfully but I should have checked the chart sooner and started my orbit sooner or descended or (probably best) routed further East.
I was on a regular route and didn't cope well with the unexpected disturbances. It's called being stuck in the groove and it's a bad thing