Low-Level Flying Photography
Photographic Logs for France in 2017
(Rase-mottes d'avions de chasse de l'Armée de l'Air)
|
Low-flying aircraft of the French Air Force (Rase-mottes d'avions de chasse de l'Armée de l'Air)
Across France there are a network of connected 10km wide military training areas where military aircraft are cleared down to zero feet (e.g. helicopters), for front line fast jets it is normally a 250 feet (76m) Above Ground Level (AGL) or Above Surface (ASFC) limit. While instructors training on the Alpha Jet are cleared down to 250 feet student pilots have a minimum height of 500 feet ASFC. Military aircraft can fly at very high speed (très grande vitesse) and at very low altitude (très basse altitude) consequently the principle 'of seeing and of avoiding' (principe "voir et éviter") is not applicable in these areas. The numbered training corridors or zones are not continually in operation but individually activated at different times on a day by day basis.
Images taken for 
Thunder Through The Valleys: Low Level Flying - Low Level Photography
|
 |
| Mirage 2000N (348 '125-AL') of EC 02.004 'La Fayette' with Tete de Sioux N124 insignia on the tail based at Istres-Le Tubé (BA 125). |
August 2017 One hour from the nearest road this hike is a great location for passes from Mirage 2000N based at Istres-Le Tubé (BA 125).
Left to right: Mirage 2000N (348 '125-AL') of EC 02.004 'La Fayette' with Tete de Sioux N124 insignia on the tail. |
| Left to right: Mirage 2000N (348 '125-AL') of EC 02.004 'La Fayette'. |
| Mirage 2000N (375 '125-CL') of EC 02.004 'La Fayette' with Lévrier SPA81 insignia on the tail. |
| Left to right: Mirage 2000N (375 '125-CL') of EC 02.004 'La Fayette' with Lévrier SPA81 insignia on the tail. |
| Left to right: Mirage 2000N (375 '125-CL') of EC 02.004 'La Fayette'. |
| Left to right: Mirage 2000N (375 '125-CL') of EC 02.004 'La Fayette'. |
| Mirage 2000N (348 '125-AL') of EC 02.004 'La Fayette' with Cigogne de Romanet SPA167 insignia on the tail based at Istres-Le Tubé (BA 125). |
| Left to right: Mirage 2000N (348 '125-AL') of EC 02.004 'La Fayette' with Cigogne de Romanet SPA167 insignia on the tail. |
| Left to right: Mirage 2000N (348 '125-AL') of EC 02.004 'La Fayette'. |
| Mirage 2000N (375 '125-CL') of EC 02.004 'La Fayette' with Cigogne de Romanet SPA167 insignia on the tail. |
| Left to right: Mirage 2000N (375 '125-CL') of EC 02.004 'La Fayette' with Cigogne de Romanet SPA167 insignia on the tail. |
| Left to right: Mirage 2000N (375 '125-CL') of EC 02.004 'La Fayette'. |
| Mirage 2000N (375 '125-CL') of EC 02.004 'La Fayette' based at Istres-Le Tubé (BA 125). |
| Left to right: Mirage 2000N (375 '125-CL') of EC 02.004 'La Fayette' based at Istres-Le Tubé (BA 125). |
| Left to right: Mirage 2000N (375 '125-CL') of EC 02.004 'La Fayette' based at Istres-Le Tubé (BA 125). |
| Mirage 2000N (348 '125-AL') of EC 02.004 'La Fayette'. |
| Left to right: Mirage 2000N (348 '125-AL') of EC 02.004 'La Fayette'. |
| Left to right: Mirage 2000N (348 '125-AL') of EC 02.004 'La Fayette'. |
| Mirage 2000N (375 '125-CL') of EC 02.004 'La Fayette' based at Istres-Le Tubé (BA 125). |
| Left to right: Mirage 2000N (375 '125-CL') of EC 02.004 'La Fayette' based at Istres-Le Tubé (BA 125). |
| Left to right: Mirage 2000N (375 '125-CL') of EC 02.004 'La Fayette' based at Istres-Le Tubé (BA 125). |
| Mirage 2000N (348 '125-AL') of EC 02.004 'La Fayette'. |
| Left to right: Mirage 2000N (348 '125-AL') of EC 02.004 'La Fayette'. |
| Left to right: Mirage 2000N (348 '125-AL') of EC 02.004 'La Fayette'. |
| Mirage 2000N (354 '125-BJ') of EC 02.004 'La Fayette' with Gaulois SPA96 insignia on the tail based at Istres-Le Tubé (BA 125). |
| Left to right: Mirage 2000N (354 '125-BJ') of EC 02.004 'La Fayette' with Gaulois SPA96 insignia on the tail. |
| Left to right: Mirage 2000N (342 '125-BA') of EC 02.004 'La Fayette' with Lévrier SPA81 insignia on the tail. |
| Scenery shots to show the stunning locations visited. |
