Fun canyon flying

On Fri, 25 Aug 2006 10:41:11 -0700, "Peter Duniho"
wrote in
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The NTSB review specifically found that taking off or
landing does not legalize flight under a bridge.

So when is it legal to fly under a bridge?

"Larry Dighera" wrote in message
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On Fri, 25 Aug 2006 10:41:11 -0700, "Peter Duniho"
wrote in
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The NTSB review specifically found that taking off or
landing does not legalize flight under a bridge.

So when is it legal to fly under a bridge?


We had a local pilot that flies a Kitfox. He flies down to the river and
lands on isolated sandbars. He was taking off from one a while back and
didn't climb as quickly as normal and realized he wasn't going to clear some
power lines so he went under them and this required him to also fly under a
bridge.

A county sheriff deputy saw this and reported him. The FSDO contacted him
and asked for his story on what happened.

He told them and the FSDO told him, "... you said the magic words 'your were
taking off'."

He wasn't violated or even had his hand slapped. The deputy is still ****ed
off about it and tried to find something else to charge him on but never
did.

This all happened this summer so it isn't a "Good Ole Days" story.

"Larry Dighera" wrote in message
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The NTSB review specifically found that taking off or
landing does not legalize flight under a bridge.

So when is it legal to fly under a bridge?

It is never legal, as far as I know. If you believe Robert's post, it may
be legal in a specific FSDO district if the bridge is high enough. But I'm
skeptical of how likely that really is, as a general guideline.

Pete

On Fri, 25 Aug 2006 16:06:29 -0700, "Peter Duniho"
wrote in
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"Larry Dighera" wrote in message
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The NTSB review specifically found that taking off or
landing does not legalize flight under a bridge.

So when is it legal to fly under a bridge?

It is never legal, as far as I know. If you believe Robert's post, it may
be legal in a specific FSDO district if the bridge is high enough. But I'm
skeptical of how likely that really is, as a general guideline.


Implicit in this warning is the possibility of helos flying under the
Vincent Thomas Bridge in Los Angeles Harbor:

http://airports.pilotage.com/events/socal/soca0698.htm
Helicopter Pilots Stay out from under the Bridge!

Helicopter pilots are cautioned to stay out from under the Vincent
Thomas Bridge. New construction on the bridge requires cables that
hang down to the water. These cables move from time to time and
can be difficult to see.

On Sat, 26 Aug 2006 00:49:59 GMT, Larry Dighera
wrote:

On Fri, 25 Aug 2006 16:06:29 -0700, "Peter Duniho"
wrote in
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"Larry Dighera" wrote in message
. ..
The NTSB review specifically found that taking off or
landing does not legalize flight under a bridge.

So when is it legal to fly under a bridge?

It is never legal, as far as I know. If you believe Robert's post, it may
be legal in a specific FSDO district if the bridge is high enough. But I'm
skeptical of how likely that really is, as a general guideline.


Implicit in this warning is the possibility of helos flying under the
Vincent Thomas Bridge in Los Angeles Harbor:

http://airports.pilotage.com/events/socal/soca0698.htm
Helicopter Pilots Stay out from under the Bridge!

Helicopter pilots are cautioned to stay out from under the Vincent
Thomas Bridge. New construction on the bridge requires cables that
hang down to the water. These cables move from time to time and
can be difficult to see.


Don't let the guy in here that has hit 30 cables see that.

Best
Daveb

In article ,
Larry Dighera wrote:

Implicit in this warning is the possibility of helos flying under the
Vincent Thomas Bridge in Los Angeles Harbor:

http://airports.pilotage.com/events/socal/soca0698.htm
Helicopter Pilots Stay out from under the Bridge!

Helicopter pilots are cautioned to stay out from under the Vincent
Thomas Bridge. New construction on the bridge requires cables that
hang down to the water. These cables move from time to time and
can be difficult to see.

I've seen helicopters flying under the Golden Gate Bridge several
times. On a flight a few weeks ago, my friend/passenger got some
great shots of one going under and then over the bridge with his
Canon 30D and mega-zoom lens, but he hasn't posted them to his
website yet.

I guess this is another area where helicopters have different
rules...

John
--
John Clear - http://www.clear-prop.org/

Robert M. Gary wrote:
. Although the bridge
was probably more than 1000' above me the sensation was awesome.
For anyone who has not done any sea plane flying, especially in the
mountains, its an amazing experience.

-Robert, CFI

What bridge was 1,000 fet above you? I can only remember one that
might fit that description (Royal Gorge). But that'd be a real narrow
canyon!