On 8-15-2010 09:07, tienshanman wrote:
Assuming one owns a suitable chunk of land in a rural area, what are the
regulatory hurdles to overcome in order to be able legally fly a self
launching sailplane from your own property?




That will depend entirely on the laws of your state (USA).

In Wisconsin, for example, here are the statutes for airstrips...

http://www.legis.state.wi.us/statutes/Stat0114.pdf

Section 114.134(3) spells out what we need to do in Wisconsin before
building an airport or spaceport...

You can do a Google search such as "XX statutes" where XX is your two
letter state abbreviation.

Scott