I would like to think it is being fair for me to expect no
planes flying over my land below 500 feet whether taking off, landing
or pattern flying.

The applicable federal regulations don't support that
expectation. They permit the pilot to come closer when
landing or taking off. A

It's even worse than that, from the neighbor's point of view. The
neighbor can't build a structure or allow a tree to grow to a height
that obstructs the takeoff.

At Plum Island airport in Newburyport MA, the previous operator owned
the east end of the runway. When a new operator was hired, he (the
eastie) built a raggedy pile on his own bit of runway. I thought it
was rather funny, but the courts didn't, and he had to remove the
pile.



all the best -- Dan Ford
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