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  1. RegularPerson
    Yes, in my case, the pilot can only take off in one direction which is over my home, but the wind direction can change northerly or southerly. Also, there can be sudden wind gusts of 80-100kph from out of nowhere as I have a wind turbine showing this. I'm just trying to account for the risks to bring up when I meet them. Thanks for your input. Gives me alot more understanding of take off conditions.
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    Hi again Pilots, I'm just wondering about take off and landing conditions where I live. We live on the foot hills of a 10km long mountain range (north to south) which is 500m high above sea level at it's ridge (according to google maps terrain). The mountain range funnels wind longitudinally which sometimes blows northerly or southerly. The private strip is north to south. I'm just wondering if there are rearward winds of 80-100kph (43-53 knots ... yes it gets very windy up here) relative to the plane, does it affect landing and take off performance or does the prop create enough wash over the wings to keep it airborne. In my mind, if the relative wind speed over the wings are close to zero, maybe the aircraft won't stay in the air??? But not sure. Any input is appreciated ... Thanks in Advance.
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    Thanks for the great suggestion. I was thinking that exactly. Problem is they have overhead powerlines up the other end where their house is. My property is line free because we're offgrid. I'll suggest it if they can get a quote to get the last line put underground so they can do as you said... I know they're pretty well off, but that might be a stretch. Now I wish I had powerlines ... LOL
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    Thanks BrendAn ... Appreciate you doing the maths for me. I'm an electrical engineer who build engines too, but plane stuff is beyond me. All good bout the troll stuff ... Many Cheers for verifying it for me.
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    From my roof to his touch down is about 211 m using google maps measurement. Once he's over the fence, the grass obscures my view so I can't pin point his touch down. He's flying a single engine Cessna type plane (I'm not a pilot or plane watcher so exactly not sure the model). PS ... His landing strip is just a paddock
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    I understand. I'll have to double check that with the council tomorrow. This is all new to me so it's been a bit of a rollercoaster. At first I thought it was a plane doing an emergency landing which is fine, but just found out they own the plane and plan to use it for recreation/commuting I gather.
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    I'm not sure how often he plans to take off and land so that will be discussed. I think if he plans to use it for daily commuting, I don't think it will be acceptable in all honesty. I don't want him doing dangerous manoeuvres, but I will go over to his property to see what the options are.
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    I don't wish at all to go all guns blazing. If he can change the landing/takeoff path to NOT go over my home, that would be acceptable. There are power lines, trees and rural fencing all around the surrounding properties and a narrow path to his private landing strip which happens to be over my home. If I had a 30cm stick, I could throw it up and hit his prop as he comes over, so it's definitely low and noisy. Yes, we have exchanged some messages and I am about to go over to them to discuss my concerns face to face. I know I may sound emotive, that's because I am. I could never forgive myself if anything happened to my children and I failed to protect them. There is a council airport 10km away with free takeoff/landing and free parking for however long you want. I'm not sure why they don't want to use it ... shrugs Thank You Skippy for your long reply ... Appreciate it very much. I didn't know landing on a private property without proper permission is illegal. I read in other forums pilots saying they don't need permission from anyone to land on their land. PS ... forgot to mention ... it's just really started ramping up this weekend past. He took off and landed two times over the Saturday and Sunday.
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    Yes, I will have a face to face discussion with them, but being a non-pilot, they will try to pull the wool over my eyes. They believe that as long as they are landing, they can fly below the 500ft limit (rural) over my home. I don't know whether they have sought council approval to use their property as a private landing strip, so I will have to ask them and council. In all honesty, the lives of my children are not worth risking. Thanks for the replies and if you have any more pointers for me about the legalities, that would be very helpful.
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    Thank You for replying promptly ... The neighbour(home being flown over) is actually me ... The pilot (my neighbour) has just started flying over my home and has not warned me, nor asked my permission. The part of the home which the plane flies over is my childrens bedrooms, so if the plane stalls (due to bad fuel, water in fuel, magneto problem, control failure, strong rear wind etc) and crashes into my home, it's highly likely my children will be killed. Do you think I'm in my right to refuse him flying over my home as he seems to think he has a right to?
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    Hi Pilots, What are the issues flying 150ft over a neighbours family home to land on a private landing strip? If the plane happens to stall for whatever reason and crashes into the home causing deaths, am I in the wrong? Thanks RegGuy
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