Lake Winnepausaukee

"Skylune" wrote in message

Does anyone know why planes are landing on this lake?

Nice troll. Got everyone gabbing.

Since you've tossed out various comments about "right of way" and pilots and
airplanes, yet have managed to post nothing that indicates any knowledge on
your part, I'll give you a little something to chew on:

While approaching to land, the seaplane is a plane, and is subject to the
FARs and a myriad of other Federal statutes pertaining to aircraft, as are
you and all the other vessels nearby who may have an impact on the
operation. Recklessly interfering with aircraft operation may get you
points among your buds at your marina, but not with the USDoJ.

When the seaplane has landed, it is a boat, and is subject to the Navigation
Rules -- USCG Comdtinst M16672.2 -- as are all the other vessels on Winni,
including yours. Don't waste you time browsing the book [you may find it
gets complicated], just go directly to Rule 2. It covers all the manly bs
pumpers who think they know what they can get away with, and why.

Skylune wrote:

That is absurd. Every day there are stories about drunk drivers and/or
boaters. Thing is, they get CAUGHT. That is the distinction.

Many of drunk drivers who are caught have been caught before and before. And
that's just the times that they were caught.

Aviation has its own method of weeding out the stupid very quickly.

"Skylune" wrote in
lkaboutaviation.com:

Of course *wink wink* you all keep it at minimum 1000 feet at all times,
since the FAA is monitoring every move.....

Actually, you don't have to keep it at minumum 1000 feet at all times.

But I would be willing to bet that there are many more drivers who drive
faster than the speed limit than there are pilots who fly below minimum
safe altitudes.

If you live anywhere near the Mass Pike, where even the cops confuse the
Interstate signs for the Speed Limit signs, you would realize your double
standard and grow up.

"Skylune" wrote in
lkaboutaviation.com:

I was wondering the same thing about the guys who fly Mooneys. About
their "perceived" right to create a damned racket for 10 miles
round....

Are you one of those guys that calls the cops to complain about the noise
that the guy next door makes when he mows his lawn or blows his leaves, and
then complains two weeks later that his yard is overgrown because he hasn't
cut it since you called the cops on him?

Skylune wrote:


But I get your point; drunken boaters are a hazard.

They sure are. And pilots, commercial or not, do not have to deal with such
boaters, for example http://tinyurl.com/cku33


(nice shorts, Ted)

There are three cases:
1. Seaplane landing expressly forbidden
2. Seaplane landing permitted (sometimes with restrictions)
3. Seaplane landing neither forbidden nor permitted, in which case
Common Law prevails (what is commonly done). If it is commonly done,
then it is ok. You don't need a law that says you can walk on a
sidewalk, people commonly walk there, you don't need a law, you have a
right by common law.

Each lake has it's own set of rules. All depends on the agency that
manages the lake, the neighbors, the laws of the state etc.

Assuming you mean Winnipesaukee in New Hampshire, there is a seaplane
base at Alton Bay.

Not only is it a seaplane base, but it is an FAA-approved ice runway
in the winter, the only such dual-use 'port in the United States.




On Tue, 14 Jun 2005 15:40:18 -0400, "Skylune"
wrote:

Does anyone know why planes are landing on this lake? There are alot of
boaters and kayakers around, and it seems like a risky thing to do.

When the planes land on the lake, do Coast Guard regulations or the FAR's
apply?


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On Tue, 14 Jun 2005 13:18:33 -0700, "Bob Gardner"
wrote:

It's only when a floatplane is taxiing on the water that the
maritime rules make sense.

Much as is the case with airships, gliders, and powered aircraft, the
maritime rules of the road provide that the least maneuverable ship
has the right of way. From what I have seen of floatplanes, that would
be the floatplane!


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"Skylune" wrote in message
lkaboutaviation.com...
Why are most pilots old fat slobs that can't do real sports?

Like powerboating?

BTIZ wrote:
you obviously do not know George .....

and I intend to keep it that way. :-)

George Patterson
Why do men's hearts beat faster, knees get weak, throats become dry,
and they think irrationally when a woman wears leather clothing?
Because she smells like a new truck.