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Old 09-24-2013, 11:53 AM
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Default Do you own a private airstrip?

If you have a private airstrip, what do you currently require from folks who want to land on your property? I am primarily interested in hearing from those of you who have existing private strips.

I got mine approved recently and I know that, being in the Atlanta area, I will get visitors and requests to land. Being that mine is a bit tricky, I want to see what others are doing in this regard.

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Old 09-24-2013, 12:01 PM
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My neighbor has a grass strip.

I know him well and land there all the time. His policy is that he will never give anyone specific permission to land, but he doesn't tell people not to, and doesn't call the authorities. He feels this gives him an out if there is an accident, in that the use of the runway occurred without his specific permission.
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Old 09-24-2013, 12:05 PM
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I will allow friends to land who are briefed and have the appropriate skills. Someone landing "out of the blue" is not allowed.
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Old 09-24-2013, 12:09 PM
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Tshort pretty much described my thought process. When I first built mine 10 years ago, I invited everyone. After several interesting events I have become a bit more weary.
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Old 09-24-2013, 12:21 PM
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An acquaintance of mine has a private strip here in Atlantic Canada. A plane went into the trees at the end one day totaling the aircraft with minor injuries to the occupants. Before long he found himself being sued by the insurance company who thought he needed to be sued for some reason. I'm not sure how it ended up, but I think his policy for visitors has changed after that.
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Old 09-24-2013, 12:25 PM
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See post #2.....exactly how I do it. You can never be too careful when liability looms.

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Old 09-24-2013, 12:47 PM
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Default What do you call 1000 lawyers at the bottom of the ocean?

You may have to be careful if you're saying no 'with a wink'. If you have enough land for a runway, you probably have enough assets for a lawsuit.

I have an "X" on both ends of the runway. If asked, I say 'life-threatening emergencies only".

On the other hand, an attorney might suggest: set up a corporation for the runway; deed the land to the corporation; get airport insurance for untoward events; set specific standards for runway maintenance and publish those; etc., etc. Then have an annual fly-in and bar-be-que.

Your best buddy would not sue you, but his surviving spouse might.
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Old 09-24-2013, 12:49 PM
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You clear and manicure a nice straight 60 foot wide 2000 foot long area to feed a couple of goats, then put them away as necessary. No markers, identifiers etc... nothing that spells out land here.
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Old 09-24-2013, 01:02 PM
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I have had a grass strip since 1974. My policy is that if you are on it, you are trespassing. In this state that is against the law. Years ago I made exceptions, not any more.
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Old 09-24-2013, 01:03 PM
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You clear and manicure a nice straight 60 foot wide 2000 foot long area to feed a couple of goats, then put them away as necessary. No markers, identifiers etc... nothing that spells out land here.
Does your insurance policy differentiate between a "registered" airfield and an off-airfield event?

I know some have had this differentiation in the past, with much higher deductibles...

If your airfield is registered with a FAA designation, make sure that it has PPR noted in the IQ 5010 Master Record Notes section- this is what the pilots guides and web sites will key off.

http://www.gcr1.com/5010web/#

This might help if you want to get recorded

http://www.gcr1.com/5010web/5010-5.pdf
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