How often do microlighters fly over these areas? Weekends? And we worried about the birds mating being disturbed?!!
, 5 mins disturbance is negated by the rival male eyeing out his bird or a sudden required drink or poop or whatever, seriously this is pathetic.
4x4's weigh around 2 tonns. An acquaintance of mine was fined for boozing and driving on the beach with his (UNLADEN 2 ton weight), R250. My parents caravaned down in PE recently, there were Perlemoen poachers intimidating the visitors, the police did NOTHING. In Benoni the drugs are sold on the street with cops waving by. An annoying extended family member drinks and drives CONSTANTLY (total alcoholic) has had many accidents, killed or injured dogs and the cops and courts ALWAYS let him go.
Seriously once more what a joke, the birds are disturbed and the numbers will crumble!? We are not LAX!? For 5 mins out of 10 080 minutes in a week and thats assuming that for their mating season of a month that we fly there every week over that SAME spot?! AND that we hover there for those 5 mins not cover the normal 1.6km in one minute! See how insane this is?
Heck next thing we gonna get them beds in the Sound proof DOME, kill the crocs that make them too nervous to get it on?!
This is not about breaking the law it's about IDIOTS making the law. Look at Zimbabwe's new 51% black ownership law - same thing. R12000 is not realistic, if you think it is then perhaps you have some other frustration in your life and venting it this way?
Like me?
I had a Cheetah fly towards me months ago no radio calls NADA only to bank 200m away from a head on and fire off afterburners this 500m away from my circuit and only 500ft agl, I landed with blood pumping, we MICROLIGHTERS are EASY targets cause we fly SLOW and they can see our REG. Next thing they gonna ask us to RIVET our numbers on...
This guys lawyer needs to meet mine.
I have participated in some game counts etc. Most big birds and ALL birds of prey are not scared of my trike. Mostly cause we fly so slow! I've tested this NUMEROUS times, if you fly low they don't fly away but pick up some height and they think you're a MASSIVE bird of prey.
The part about "applying for permission" / permit is a joke too, so when the powers that be get some money it's
then OK to disturb the mating ritual? And now that you have permission your flyby can be 10 mins - to get value for your money ofcourse.
At Marakele Park I had an Ostrich walking about 50m away and headed away from me, I chased my buddies kid for 10m, at same time this ostrich skrikked and ran too (both opposite directions), I stopped when I saw him running, as I stopped, he did too and he slid and made a loud wallop falling on his butt. Must we close all nature parks now?
Point being REALISTICALLY and COMPARATIVELY Microlights are as a % of "interference" a 100th no a 1000th of that "disturbance" exerted by 4x4's, divers, caravanners, campers, boats and nature lovers.
Oh and can someone please switch off the waves at the beach cause they make too much noise, the durbanites mating habits are suffering. P
erhaps we should flyby the presidential suite and stop more babies?
(But they would want HELP 4 bird count and ANTI POACHING) 
BUMPY you sound like an angel. 
When last did you look in a mirror 
I take great care to drive around the turtle eggs when towing my caravan on the beach 
