Question for floatplane pilots or those familiar with the rules

On Jan 31, 6:24 am, es330td wrote:
Can a float plane land on a body of water inside a city, more
specifically, could one land hehttp://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=3...9&spn=0.012551,...

Note: the body of water is privately owned and in case you were
wondering, that is the building in which I work. The land on the NW
end of the lake is covered with bushes that are only 3-4 feet tall.

The rule of thumb is that you can land a seaplane anywhere you can
legally put a power boat. This rules out a few reservoirs but most
bodies of water are OK. Some parts of some lakes are off-limits due to
safety concerns for swimmers, etc.

The Seaplane Pilots Organization http://www.seaplanes.org publishes a
national directory with a lot of detail on landing sites all over the
country.

On private land, you'd just need permission from the landowner,
assuming you can get there from the air without violating any FARs.
What some ignorant, fearful local law enforcement type would think is
another story.

I wouldn't try it if the pond is much less than 3,000 ft.

I wouldn't try it if the pond is much less than 3,000 ft.

I think it's only about 1000 feet. Funny how things that look big on
the ground look really small when you think about putting a plane down
on it.

On Feb 6, 1:14*pm, es330td wrote:
I wouldn't try it if the pond is much less than 3,000 ft.

I think it's only about 1000 feet. *Funny how things that look big on
the ground look really small when you think about putting a plane down
on it.

Depending on the plane and the winds (are you limited what directions
you can take off) 1000 feet may be just fine.

-robert