Off airport landing

[groundhog]

So is this "busting minimums"

http://www.theweathernetwork.com/you...gc_city_thumbs

I ask because I hope to use this bay for takeoff and landing practise with a gyro but assumed I would have to (and should) stay farther away from the docks

[Gyro28866]

I do not think there would be a problem, I have heard toooooooo many stories about guys up in the north east, they love to break out the ski's in the winter and fly out to the frozen lakes and go to the favorite resturants.
I think it would be a lot of fun, but you would have to really manage your ground "ice" handling techniques. Rudder authority can really cause some skidding around, and a possable roll over.
I have landed my Cessna 150 on a sheet of ice and it was a bid dicey.
Then I landed my Stinson 108-1 on a ice covered runway, it give new meaning to the J3 Shuffle, and a drifting kinda skidding taxi.
I would love to try it on a frozen (perfectly level) lake.

[groundhog]

Bad photo for what I was asking about actually.He is 10 feet from the dock,30 feet from ice huts.Landed here so they could train with our guys from the fire department in ice rescue.I found it hilarious they wanted to go up in the ladder truck bucket.

[groundhog]

as for skidding around I hope to use the skis off a snowmobile instead of tires during winter.

[groundhog]

Heres a better photo
http://www.theweathernetwork.com/you...gc_city_thumbs

[Chuck Roberg]

This would be a good question to ask Transport Canada since their regulations are different from the States.

In the States it would depend on local laws.

[groundhog]

so to keep it sorta hypothetical,as long as you're not flying you can taxi closer than 500 ft ? or is going to a resturant one of those "don't ask dont tell"

[Texasautogyro]

I flew my 172 in Alaska and landed on Ice all the time with no problem. The big thing was have plenty of room you do not slow down much. Actually a lake with light snow worked best if you could be sure it was thick ice say 2 feet or more. I normally did not land on these unless I could see other aircraft on them. The Ice on runways usually is no big deal when you land on grass or gravel. The gravel helps slow you down. If you know your wind and do not have any cross only headwind you should not slide around or weathervane into the wind. This happens on polished ice all the time. Most bush guys do not like the clear or polished ice it has its own problems like glassy water float landings.

[groundhog]

I was looking for a discussion on the regs.Am i allowed to taxi till clear of the ice huts (500 ft ) or must I walk the non running gyro away.If I were to land for lunch because there is four exceptional resturants along the shore within four miles can I taxi close or must I drag my machine the last 500 ft.
I would not think dragging would be too bad,I watched guys push their gyros clear of the people at mentone and most only needed one hand.

[bryancobb]

I was of the understanding that a floatplane became a VESSEL, once it lands.

If that's true, it seems to me that once you land your gyro on the ice, it becomes an AIR GO-KART? Am I wrong?

[Chuck Roberg]

Originally Posted by bryancobb

I was of the understanding that a floatplane became a VESSEL, once it lands.

If that's true, it seems to me that once you land your gyro on the ice, it becomes an AIR GO-KART? Am I wrong?

I agree with Brian on this one.

[groundhog]

And that would make sense because there are also lots of scoots (air drive boats ) around too and with the rotor tied down a gyro would be almost the same.Thanks