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Guys, gotta say I'm surprised by all the helpful responses. And grateful. Thanks one and all. I'll get some video and post it as you suggested. So what are you all doing in front of your keyboards anyway. Get up there! :)

No Rob, haven't calibrated the thumb yet, next maintenance check isn't due till Aug. The thumb trick is supposed to be a very rough way of estimating altitude. Found it with a google search. Anyway, comparing this guy to other small planes over the same area, this guy is significantly lower...

Thank you Skydog58.

Van, to answer your question: " if you haven't been able to identify it, how do you know it is private craft out of a local municipal airport? Could well be law enforcement, environmental monitoring, traffic reporter, etc. Or do you just mean small aircraft?" Yeah Van, I do mean small...

Everybody: Hey I really appreciate all these replies. Listen, as I said near the top of the thread I do not want to make trouble for this guy. Me and other just want to identify him so we can tell him what's happening and see what he says. Our location in Saint Pete is around 28th ST and...

Ha! Yeah I get that Rob, I'm not expecting sympathy. And thank you for the reply. Just want to contact this pilot and let him know. I'm not out to cause trouble. :) The local airport is Albert Whitted, Saint Pete, FL.

It's just under 2 miles. So I'm thinking he's got to be in that tower's airspace. Hey, thanks for the reply Mike.

Hi Everybody: I'm not a pilot myself but I do respect what you've all invested in order to get where you are. Getting a license does not appear to be easy. I was hoping I could ask for a little advice. I've got a low altitude flyer in my area who makes repeated passes and I'd like to...