• ℍ𝕂-𝟞𝟝@sopuli.xyz
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    2 days ago

    you can’t just take off from a runway without being registered and security cleared etc. Right?

    Under European rules, if you are flying domestically under VFR, you don’t necessarily need to even file a flight plan. Even if they did, nobody checks who flies the plane if it’s not an international big airport. I mean I sure would file either way, especially since that area is dangerous and I want authorities to know where I am if I disappear in the mountains.

    For a small grass strip in the middle of Slovenia, you might not even need a radio, but local regulations might beg to differ.

    It’s possible it’s literally as tight and controlled as getting into and driving a car is.

    • RedSnt 👓♂️🖥️@feddit.dk
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      1 day ago

      It’s possible it’s literally as tight and controlled as getting into and driving a car is.

      That’s wild to me. I thought there were some international security standards for airports that at the very least logged all pilots taking off. Thanks for the explanation.

      • ℍ𝕂-𝟞𝟝@sopuli.xyz
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        24 hours ago

        At any airport you have probably been to, there is. But a lot of things are on the honor system, which works for pilots because if they catch you lying, they basically reset your career.