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"Gig Giacona" wr.giacona@ wrote
In NJ you can't land anywhere except and approved landing facility,. . . NJ Statues 6:1-2. Definitions As used in this chapter: landing or taking off while engaged in carrying passengers for hire or reward or instructing students for hire or reward This statute applies to commercial operations. So you CAN go alone or take your friends, as long as you don't charge them or receive a reward, and land in all the fields you want without prior permission from the 'commission. Of course you would want to approve it with the land owner first. PJ -- ============================================ Here's to the duck who swam a lake and never lost a feather, May sometime another year, we all be back together. JJW ============================================ in message ... "Rich S." wrote in message ... "zatatime" wrote in message ... Define "approved", sil vous plait. Rich S. NJ Statues 6:1-2. Definitions As used in this chapter: " Aircraft " means any contrivance invented, used or designed for navigation or flight in the air except a parachute or other contrivance designed for such navigation but used primarily as safety equipment. "Airman" means any person who engages in the navigation or direction of aircraft while under way. "Airport" means any locality, either of land or water, which is used for the landing or taking off of aircraft and which meets the requirements for a rating by the United States department of commerce. "Commission" means the state aviation commission. "Director" means the state director of aviation. "Landing field" means any locality, either of land or water, which is used for the landing or taking off of aircraft and which does not meet the requirements for a rating by the United States department of commerce. 6:1-15. Licensing of airports and landing fields No owner or operator of any airport or landing field shall permit the owner or pilot of any aircraft to use such airport or landing field for landing or taking off while engaged in carrying passengers for hire or reward or instructing students for hire or reward, unless such owner or operator of the airport or landing field has been granted a license or temporary letter of authority from the commission for such operation. No owner or pilot of aircraft shall carry any passengers for hire or reward from any airport or landing field in this state, unless such airport or landing field has been granted a license or temporary letter of authority from the commission for the type of operation to be engaged in. 6:1-43. Use of emergency facility or facility operated exclusively by and for government; license for aeronautical activity; fixed base operation It shall be unlawful, except as provided for by the provisions of this chapter and the rules, regulations and orders adopted pursuant to this chapter, to operate, use, or cause to be operated or used any avigation facility intended to accommodate the operation, take-off, or landing of aircraft , except in the case of emergency or at avigation facilities owned and operated exclusively by and for the Government of the United States. No aircraft or airman shall utilize, land, or take off from any area of land or water, unless that area is licensed for such activity, or found and declared by the commissioner to be vital or necessary for avigation purposes. It shall be further unlawful to operate or allow to be operated without proper license any aeronautical activity-fixed base operation that is required to be licensed by the provisions of this chapter or the rules, regulations and orders issued pursuant to this chapter in the interests of the public health, safety and welfare. 6:1-44. Licenses; aviation facilities and temporary landing areas The commissioner shall provide for the licensing of airports, landing strips, or other avigation facilities and temporary landing areas by rules, regulations and orders adequate to protect the public health and safety and the safety of those participating in aeronautical activities; provided, however, that the continued use and operation of airports, landing strips, and other avigation facilities, in use and operation on the effective date of this chapter, for which an application for a license shall have been filed within the time fixed by the commissioner, shall be permitted, pending the granting or rejection of such applications; and provided further, that the application for a license for any airport, landing strip, or other avigation facility in use and operation on the effective date of this chapter shall be granted, unless the commissioner shall find that such airports, landing strips, or other avigation facilities are not constructed, equipped and operated in accordance with the standards and requirements fixed by the rules, regulations and orders of the commissioner. Whenever the commissioner or the Director of Aeronautics shall reject any application for license under the provisions of this section, he shall state in writing the reasons for such rejection. The commissioner may further determine it necessary and provide for the licensing of specific aeronautical activities, fixed base operations, or persons engaged in specific types of aeronautical activities, or operations by rules, regulations and orders adequate to protect the public health, safety and welfare and the safety of those participating in aeronautics. |
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On Tue, 7 Dec 2004 11:14:03 -0800, "Rich S."
wrote: "zatatime" wrote in message .. . In NJ you can't land anywhere except and approved landing facility,. . . Define "approved", sil vous plait. Rich S. You'd have to check with the State DOT for a true definition, but the working definition is any designated public or private heliport, or airport within the state. HTH. z |
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On Tue, 7 Dec 2004 13:32:57 -0600, "Gig Giacona"
wrote: 6:1-43 No aircraft or airman shall utilize, land, or take off from any area of land or water, unless that area is licensed for such activity, or found and declared by the commissioner to be vital or necessary for avigation purposes. Thanks. z |
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"zatatime" wrote in message
... You'd have to check with the State DOT for a true definition, but the working definition is any designated public or private heliport, or airport within the state. As with the word "approved" - your definition just substitutes the word "designated". In order to be meaningful, one needs to know how, by whom and by what authority. I read Gia's excerpts and it's clear that the NJ state government has usurped the Federal authority in this area - not that this is anything new for a state government. We have much the same type of ordinance in the area I live. A few years ago, the county decided the sheriff's deputies were getting confused about the "No Shooting" boundaries and found it difficult to enforce. So, they just made the whole area out of bounds. If one reads the wording though, it allows shooting in "designated shooting ranges". They failed to define what constitutes a shooting range and didn't set up procedures for designation. I think I have a sign on the property someplace that warns trespassers they are entering a designated shooting range. I hate beanery lawyers, but sometimes the stupidity of municipal, county, state and federal burrocrats leaves one no choice. Most times, the wording of the law makes little difference when it comes time to go to court. The judge will interpret however he/she wants. None of the above should be construed as criticism of any of our wonderful appointed or elected officials. Rich "Toe the line" S. |
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Gig Giacona wrote: "Rich S." wrote in message ... "zatatime" wrote in message ... In NJ you can't land anywhere except and approved landing facility,. . . Define "approved", sil vous plait. Rich S. NJ Statues ["No, no, no, no, and no" snipped] How depressing. Nice that they define aircraft and airman, but not avigation. How are local anti-aviation laws enforced against out-of-state pilots? (Besides calling out the Air Force....) Does the FAA honor states' requests to punish errant pilots? It seems like it would be very easy for a non-local pilot to be unaware of local law, and of course residents are not generally going to know about state aviation law either. |
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Gig Giacona wrote:
"Rich S." wrote in message ... "zatatime" wrote in message ... In NJ you can't land anywhere except and approved landing facility,. . . Define "approved", sil vous plait. Rich S. NJ Statues ["No, no, no, no, and no" snipped] How depressing. Nice that they define aircraft and airman, but not avigation. How are local anti-aviation laws enforced against out-of-state pilots? (Besides calling out the Air Force....) Does the FAA honor states' requests to punish errant pilots? It seems like it would be very easy for a non-local pilot to be unaware of local law, and of course residents are not generally going to know about state aviation law either. |
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"Rich S." wrote:
it's clear that the NJ state government has usurped the Federal authority in this area - not that this is anything new for a state government. I'm not sure how clear that is. Isn't there something in the US Constitution relegating to the states any powers not specifically reserved to the federal gov't? AFAIK, land use falls into that category, so is not usurpation of federal authority. PS I'm not saying that the NJ law doesn't suck -- just that it is within their powers if that's what the people of the Garden State want. -- Alex -- Replace "nospam" with "mail" to reply by email. Checked infrequently. |
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wrote in message ups.com... The first problem you have is the Washington DC ADIZ Hm, shoots that idea down.... I hope we don't give up 'our' airspace that easily... What do the helicopter folks do? |
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A 'proper license' should not be too hard to come by. How do you get one?
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"alexy" wrote in message ... I'm not sure how clear that is. Isn't there something in the US Constitution relegating to the states any powers not specifically reserved to the federal gov't? AFAIK, land use falls into that category, so is not usurpation of federal authority. PS I'm not saying that the NJ law doesn't suck -- just that it is within their powers if that's what the people of the Garden State want. Article One, Section Eight, Clause Three of the U.S. Constitution states the Congress shall have the power "To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes;". This interstate commerce clause has been widely upheld by the Supreme Court and specifically has given the Federal Government the exclusive power to regulate aviation. (It's the same authority the Feds used to give us a 55 mph speed limit on roads designed for much higher speeds). Gradually however, the states have shuffled their noses under the tent of the FAA and NTSB; taxing and regulating aviation activities and pilots. In Washington state for example, pilots must have a state pilot's license unless ALL of their flying is done interstate for a commercial carrier or for the military. Aircraft owners must also register their aircraft with the state and pay fees for the privilege. Regulating the use of private or public land as landing strips is just another backdoor method of regulating aviation. It is similar to recognizing the right to keep and bear arms and then regulating ammunition or making it illegal to discharge a firearm. Lawmakers always know more than one way to skin a cat. If any of the above is in error, it was written by my evil twin and given to me in a dream. Rich S. |
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