Paul Jackson
PATRON
MN
I would like to put together some research on this issue. I have a friend who was dinged a number of years back for landing his aircraft on a road at a construction site. The State Trooper tagged him for having an overly wide vehicle violating a road statute. The judge defined an airplane as a vehicle. From this case law its clear if we are ever going to legally land on a road in MN we need to change the law.
https://mn.gov/law-library-stat/archive/ctappub/0109/cx01120.htm
I noted a 2006 thread on SC that had some information, but mostly opinions. I am looking for actual statutory language not "hey I did it once in South Dakota and the cop helped me tie down" type replies. Here is the Texas language:
From the Texas Transportation Code:
§ 24.022. USE OF AIRCRAFT ON COUNTY ROADS. (a) A
commissioners court of a county may enact ordinances to ensure the
safe use of county roads by aircraft. An ordinance may:
(1) limit the kinds of aircraft that may use the roads;
(2) establish the procedure that a pilot shall follow
before using a road, including requiring the pilot to furnish
persons with flags at both ends of the road to be used; or
(3) establish other requirements considered necessary
for the safe use of the roads by aircraft.
(b) A pilot who follows the ordinances adopted under
Subsection (a):
(1) may land or take off in the aircraft on a county
road; and
(2) is not subject to the traffic laws of this state
during the landing or takeoff.
If anyone has any other actual statutory language I would like to see it to possibly get this fixed in MN via lobbying some folks.
Thanks in advance. PJJ
https://mn.gov/law-library-stat/archive/ctappub/0109/cx01120.htm
I noted a 2006 thread on SC that had some information, but mostly opinions. I am looking for actual statutory language not "hey I did it once in South Dakota and the cop helped me tie down" type replies. Here is the Texas language:
From the Texas Transportation Code:
§ 24.022. USE OF AIRCRAFT ON COUNTY ROADS. (a) A
commissioners court of a county may enact ordinances to ensure the
safe use of county roads by aircraft. An ordinance may:
(1) limit the kinds of aircraft that may use the roads;
(2) establish the procedure that a pilot shall follow
before using a road, including requiring the pilot to furnish
persons with flags at both ends of the road to be used; or
(3) establish other requirements considered necessary
for the safe use of the roads by aircraft.
(b) A pilot who follows the ordinances adopted under
Subsection (a):
(1) may land or take off in the aircraft on a county
road; and
(2) is not subject to the traffic laws of this state
during the landing or takeoff.
If anyone has any other actual statutory language I would like to see it to possibly get this fixed in MN via lobbying some folks.
Thanks in advance. PJJ