Woppa Posted March 18, 2004 Report Posted March 18, 2004 Hello folks, I work in Air Traffic Control at the airport on the Isle of Man, and there has been some concern from management here about people kite surfing/landboarding/static flying on Castletown Beach (by Hango Hill). It looks possible that a ban could be looked into. Not a situation any of us would like. I've spoken to my boss and told him I have a vested interest in all this, and I will look into seeing if we can maybe form an association or something. Not sure how it is going to work at this stage, but if anyone flies at Castletown Beach, could they PM me please, so I have some idea as to the numbers of people involved, and also let me know about people who fly there who don't frequent these forums. Advice from people in the UK who have had to fight local bans would be much appreciated too. Sorry about the length of the post. Thanks in advance for your help Quote
Q-bert Posted March 18, 2004 Report Posted March 18, 2004 How far away is the beach from the runway? International aviation law prohibits flying large objects over 5m within a certain distance of a runway. Quote
Woppa Posted March 18, 2004 Author Report Posted March 18, 2004 Sorry, man, but that's absolutely wrong. I work in air traffic control, so I've looked at the appropriate legislation. I just don't want a ban in an area that is one of my favourite areas. Quote
kiteingcolin Posted March 19, 2004 Report Posted March 19, 2004 hi ,as it happens I am manx, and vist the island every year to stay with my family, I was on this beach(with my broken leg) last week end, windy or what!! no kiters out??just windsurfers and surfers, brill beach but as you say the end of one of the runways is only 300 yards from the beach I am over for two weeks in june, with bike, kite and my van , and intend to get some serious kitesurfing in which beaches are going to work, and how many guys kite surf on the island? Douglas beach looks great for east winds? Ramsey for n/ne?, I am also an I.K.O.instructor, I dont think there is anyone on the ialand who can teach, maybe I could do some special price, level one/two instruction whilst i am over,or if any one would like to buddy up for some days out that would be great Quote
Q-bert Posted March 19, 2004 Report Posted March 19, 2004 I am sure I saw a thread on this about this same subject but reguarding one of the kitesurfing beaches in Hawaii which is very close to the runway. What does the legal stuff say then? as I would be really interested in knowing. Also is the previous posting is correct, what are you doing kitesurfing 300 meters away from an airport runway anyway?. Just asking for trouble are you not? Quote
Woppa Posted March 19, 2004 Author Report Posted March 19, 2004 Ok, inside an Aerodrome Traffic Zone (ATZ), you can't fly a kite more than 30m above ground level. An ATZ is 2 nautical miles or 2.5 nautical miles in radius, depending on runway geography (length of longest runway being main consideration). As the Isle of Man airport is pretty small, the ATZ is only 2 nm in radius. However, as you can see, if you are flying your kite below 30m above ground level (I use 25m lines to comply with this), then you aren't breaking that (kite specific) part of the law. Outside of an ATZ, you can't fly a kite above 60m above ground level. Both that and the 30m above ground level inside an ATZ can be gotten around with written permission from the CAA. Does that cover everything? Any questions and I will be glad to try and answer them Quote
kiteingcolin Posted March 19, 2004 Report Posted March 19, 2004 cheers whoppa, thats very intresting,I will make sure my lines are inside the law when i am over in june, Quote
kiteingcolin Posted March 19, 2004 Report Posted March 19, 2004 are there any kitesurfing outlets on the island? Quote
SHED HEAD Posted March 19, 2004 Report Posted March 19, 2004 There will be when you get there. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote
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