My "understanding" of TN law is that you can, in an emergency, land on any
public highway. You cannot, however, take off from one (without some sort
of permission).


"ET" wrote in message
...
The guy complaining about the next door airport got me thinking more about
a question that's been rolling around in my head for some time.

I'm not a pilot (yet), don't own a plane, or even any significant land,
but
I've kind of wondered..... If I owned enough land somewhere "could" I just
land my plane on an appropriate surface? or would it have to be a
registered airport? Would it matter if it was an Ultralight, or an "N"
registered plane??

What are the rules (federal) that govern this? or is it a state by state
thing (I'm in Texas if it really matters).

I know I here of planes in Alaska that land on a local road, pull up to
the
rural gas station to fill up, and take off again (or is that an Urban
Legend?)


--
ET
(Future student pilot and future Sonex builder)


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