I think it's safe to assume any trainee pilot would have an experienced instructor with them.Morgano wrote:Win Win and blessed? Inexperienced pilot flying hundreds of thousands of pounds worth of equipment over millions of pounds worth of equipment, trucks, construction workers and a heritage site with a priceless ruin... what could go wrong...As for cost, We are blessed with team members who are undertaking helicopter flying lessons. It's a win win.
well this is the last post I am going to post on this forum for a while as i think this is absured. As a long term browser of this forum going back to 2002 I have to say this is the most foolish thing you could do. AT will not be happy about this and judging by past run-ins with them I wouldnt be suprised to see action taken by them. Its just bonkers what you are doing! Yes we are all fans but this is a bit extreme. Each to their own i guess and without going into the whole change of management debacle this sends out signals to me of a forum that is desperate to try and out do all others and be no.1. I thought an enthusiast forum was a place where people could form a community and discuss similar interests with others and share their passion? The seems to me like you are saying a big F U to AT by not considering how they may react.Nightfall wrote: I think you lot are mental!
That's not to say I don't look forward to seeing these pictures and wouldn't dream of stopping you. But I can't imagine Alton/Merlin being too happy with you flying over their land with deliberate intent to reveal their top secret project without their say so. They might even ask you to take the photos down rendering them un-viewable until after the rides opened.
And that's not even considering the personal cost. I noticed you were advertising for a pilot the other day which can't be cheap even if they have their own Helicopter and are willing to take you for no extra cost. If they're not... well, based on my Army mate additional passenger fee I wouldn't like to be the one paying the bills!
So yeah I think you are mad, but good luck.
Got to say you are getting in to a tizzy about it. If TT want to spend all these resources doing it, then let them do it. I might think its a bit extreme but that's no reason to throw a tantrum about it.jb19852 wrote:well this is the last post I am going to post on this forum for a while as i think this is absured. As a long term browser of this forum going back to 2002 I have to say this is the most foolish thing you could do. AT will not be happy about this and judging by past run-ins with them I wouldnt be suprised to see action taken by them. Its just bonkers what you are doing! Yes we are all fans but this is a bit extreme. Each to their own i guess and without going into the whole change of management debacle this sends out signals to me of a forum that is desperate to try and out do all others and be no.1. I thought an enthusiast forum was a place where people could form a community and discuss similar interests with others and share their passion? The seems to me like you are saying a big F U to AT by not considering how they may react.Nightfall wrote: I think you lot are mental!
That's not to say I don't look forward to seeing these pictures and wouldn't dream of stopping you. But I can't imagine Alton/Merlin being too happy with you flying over their land with deliberate intent to reveal their top secret project without their say so. They might even ask you to take the photos down rendering them un-viewable until after the rides opened.
And that's not even considering the personal cost. I noticed you were advertising for a pilot the other day which can't be cheap even if they have their own Helicopter and are willing to take you for no extra cost. If they're not... well, based on my Army mate additional passenger fee I wouldn't like to be the one paying the bills!
So yeah I think you are mad, but good luck.
You may not be breaking any rules here but you may well break the relationship you have with AT/Merlin and I really hope it comes back to bite you.
Good luck
Really? You can't possibly tell me if aerial shots were posted on towerstimes showing off the construction in all its glory you wouldn't have a little look? I'm 99% sure you would be drooling over them, like the rest of us.jb19852 wrote:well this is the last post I am going to post on this forum for a while as i think this is absured. As a long term browser of this forum going back to 2002 I have to say this is the most foolish thing you could do. AT will not be happy about this and judging by past run-ins with them I wouldnt be suprised to see action taken by them. Its just bonkers what you are doing! Yes we are all fans but this is a bit extreme. Each to their own i guess and without going into the whole change of management debacle this sends out signals to me of a forum that is desperate to try and out do all others and be no.1. I thought an enthusiast forum was a place where people could form a community and discuss similar interests with others and share their passion? The seems to me like you are saying a big F U to AT by not considering how they may react.Nightfall wrote: I think you lot are mental!
That's not to say I don't look forward to seeing these pictures and wouldn't dream of stopping you. But I can't imagine Alton/Merlin being too happy with you flying over their land with deliberate intent to reveal their top secret project without their say so. They might even ask you to take the photos down rendering them un-viewable until after the rides opened.
And that's not even considering the personal cost. I noticed you were advertising for a pilot the other day which can't be cheap even if they have their own Helicopter and are willing to take you for no extra cost. If they're not... well, based on my Army mate additional passenger fee I wouldn't like to be the one paying the bills!
So yeah I think you are mad, but good luck.
You may not be breaking any rules here but you may well break the relationship you have with AT/Merlin and I really hope it comes back to bite you.
Good luck
Seriously? How the hell can you be so offended by TTF legally flying in airspace no one owns to take pictures? They're not hurting anyone or doing anything wrong so why are you bitching so hard about something that doesn't even effect you?jb19852 wrote:well this is the last post I am going to post on this forum for a while as i think this is absured. As a long term browser of this forum going back to 2002 I have to say this is the most foolish thing you could do. AT will not be happy about this and judging by past run-ins with them I wouldnt be suprised to see action taken by them. Its just bonkers what you are doing! Yes we are all fans but this is a bit extreme. Each to their own i guess and without going into the whole change of management debacle this sends out signals to me of a forum that is desperate to try and out do all others and be no.1. I thought an enthusiast forum was a place where people could form a community and discuss similar interests with others and share their passion? The seems to me like you are saying a big F U to AT by not considering how they may react.Nightfall wrote: I think you lot are mental!
That's not to say I don't look forward to seeing these pictures and wouldn't dream of stopping you. But I can't imagine Alton/Merlin being too happy with you flying over their land with deliberate intent to reveal their top secret project without their say so. They might even ask you to take the photos down rendering them un-viewable until after the rides opened.
And that's not even considering the personal cost. I noticed you were advertising for a pilot the other day which can't be cheap even if they have their own Helicopter and are willing to take you for no extra cost. If they're not... well, based on my Army mate additional passenger fee I wouldn't like to be the one paying the bills!
So yeah I think you are mad, but good luck.
You may not be breaking any rules here but you may well break the relationship you have with AT/Merlin and I really hope it comes back to bite you.
Good luck
- Magrathea. This is my point entirely but its a matter of opinion.RustyRider wrote: You may well be within the law doing this, but morally it's totally wrong...we all love Alton towers and how unique their construction of coasters is, by doing this you're going against everything their marketing works towards...
To put it another way, you wouldn't go behind your best mates back to date a woman they've recently broke up with, technically you're doing nothing wrong but morally you are!!
