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Helicopter pilot reported a kite flying in the vicinity of xmr up to 600 feet that is a potential hazard to tour flights in the area.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1388427 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201609 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | XMR.Airport |
| State Reference | FL |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Helicopter |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Rotorcraft |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 100 Flight Crew Total 610 Flight Crew Type 420 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Inflight Event / Encounter Other / Unknown |
Narrative:
High flying kite in the vicinity 3 miles south of xmr. Flying at the corner of cocoa beach and the inlet for the port of cape canaveral. Kite seen flying [date] as well as at least 3 other days in the past 6 months. The kite has been around 500 AGL but as high as 600 AGL. There is a lot of tour traffic in the area with such aircraft as helicopter and biplane tours that fly over the inlet and the beach. The kite is very difficult to see and can be easily flown into if not aware of its position.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Helicopter pilot reported a kite flying in the vicinity of XMR up to 600 feet that is a potential hazard to tour flights in the area.
Narrative: High flying kite in the vicinity 3 miles south of XMR. Flying at the corner of Cocoa Beach and the inlet for the port of Cape Canaveral. Kite seen flying [date] as well as at least 3 other days in the past 6 months. The kite has been around 500 AGL but as high as 600 AGL. There is a lot of tour traffic in the area with such aircraft as helicopter and biplane tours that fly over the inlet and the beach. The kite is very difficult to see and can be easily flown into if not aware of its position.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.