Land owner's permission?
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Off airfield landings (Commons etc..)
This may be a silly question, but who (if anyone) do you have to get permission from to land on Commons, and open expanses of land in the Dales, Moors, Peaks, Pennines etc.. where the land is not privately owned and not part of a nature reserve - Local councils?
I remember being asked to land on a common in Bakewell (near sheffield) and through lack of understanding on who to contact, and lack of time to enquire on the matter I phoned a nearby farmer who was happy to let me land for free in his field, but it just occurred to me that I never got to the bottom of it... I seem to recall phoning the local council and they had no idea what I was on about...
Also what is the most straight forward way of finding out who owns an area of land if there are no buildings or people in close vicinity with local knowledge. I suspect this is not simple to answer and is circumstantial, with no quick solution...
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I remember being asked to land on a common in Bakewell (near sheffield) and through lack of understanding on who to contact, and lack of time to enquire on the matter I phoned a nearby farmer who was happy to let me land for free in his field, but it just occurred to me that I never got to the bottom of it... I seem to recall phoning the local council and they had no idea what I was on about...
Also what is the most straight forward way of finding out who owns an area of land if there are no buildings or people in close vicinity with local knowledge. I suspect this is not simple to answer and is circumstantial, with no quick solution...
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I seem to recall phoning the local council and they had no idea what I was on about...
I do know that they have the power to impose restrictions on common land. Some of the areas where I was once free to roam on my Enduro motorcycle are now re-classified as "Restricted Byways". Setting one wheel on there will now put a motorcyclist at risk of prosecution.
The answer is not to create a situation where someone will complain.
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where to land helicoptor
if i owned a helicopter would i be allowed to land anywhere that is safe and would bring no danger to others? for example an open field or a car park?
Can I pitch up in a helicopter in any 'open field' or 'car park'? No, I can't.
Will I need permission then? In this country, almost certainly.
Who should I ask? Well, the land owner seems the best place to start.
Do I need permission? Well, I imagine that a lawyer is about to tell me that no, technically, I don't. Because it isn't written down somewhere.
In practice, do I actually need to get permission? Well, yes. Because lots of people don't like random helicopters (or other vehicles) pitching up on their property without permission.
(Do I want to get into some sort of legal ding dong because somebody resurrected a 7 year old thread without directly answering the question? Hell no!)
Will I need permission then? In this country, almost certainly.
Who should I ask? Well, the land owner seems the best place to start.
Do I need permission? Well, I imagine that a lawyer is about to tell me that no, technically, I don't. Because it isn't written down somewhere.
In practice, do I actually need to get permission? Well, yes. Because lots of people don't like random helicopters (or other vehicles) pitching up on their property without permission.
(Do I want to get into some sort of legal ding dong because somebody resurrected a 7 year old thread without directly answering the question? Hell no!)
AIC - Precautionary landings
The CAA have posted a new AIC 'Pink' 146/2012 on the subject of precautionary landings which talks a bit about the legal aspects of landing out
NATS | AIS
Intended for avoiding bad weather though.. not everyday flights
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NATS | AIS
Intended for avoiding bad weather though.. not everyday flights
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