Any Other Pilots Here?

[tggzzz]

The real drag about flying in Europe is that any non-airfield landing is classified as a accident. Here in the US, you can land on a road if need be, fix your plane, and the police will generally just block traffic so that you can take off and leave. My father followed highways for this reason.

What on earth makes you think that? Gliders do it all the time.

[tggzzz]

Flew this one (DC6) years ago in the US. Attracted a fair bit of attention.

Flew in a DC3 from Gloucester to Cambridge at ~3500ft about 5 years ago. Great fun.

No possible anymore due, IIRC, to stricter avoinics requirements.

[LabSpokane]

The real drag about flying in Europe is that any non-airfield landing is classified as a accident. Here in the US, you can land on a road if need be, fix your plane, and the police will generally just block traffic so that you can take off and leave. My father followed highways for this reason.

What on earth makes you think that? Gliders do it all the time.

According to an Italian pilot I chatted with, the regs are different for powered AC on the continent. It all has to do with landing in an area that is not officially designated as an airfield.

[tggzzz]

The real drag about flying in Europe is that any non-airfield landing is classified as a accident. Here in the US, you can land on a road if need be, fix your plane, and the police will generally just block traffic so that you can take off and leave. My father followed highways for this reason.

What on earth makes you think that? Gliders do it all the time.

According to an Italian pilot I chatted with, the regs are different for powered AC on the continent. It all has to do with landing in an area that is not officially designated as an airfield.

EASA probably has something to say about that! There are standardised rules across Europe, although there is a little room for "interpretation".

[IO390]

Well we are on N reg for maintenance reasons, but to be honest how forced landings are handled is the least of our worries in terms of differences. EASA is a total waste of time/space.