aktahoe1 wrote:That's my point Mike...Boundary waters are "wilderness" and you can look it up to find the answer. Simple. As the poster above lists all "parks", "preserves", National refuges" Wilderness areas" that is a no no without question.
As you say Mike there is no specific guidance, it states in plain English that over snow vehicles, aircraft, etc., are exempt.
I have landed more times than I can count here in Kalifornia, Nevada and Alaska (Ak being the red headed step child that gets away with everything) only to have Ronnie Ranger drive up and ask if we are alright, then proceed to ask what we do with the big tires then add "you guys have a good day".
It's legal but as you say check with your local district. If I do get a ticket I will be contesting the $250 landing fee and showing them the posted national regs for public lands. As you say, there is no specific guidance in the FS. You can't find it anywhere.
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I'm not talking about wilderness. Of course mechanical stuff is prohibited in wilderness. I'm talking about the specific AIRSPACE OVER the Boundary Waters. Any other forests have prohibited airspace overhead? Is airspace mentioned anywhere in the national regs? No, but there it is, specific to one Forest.
The point is, EVERY forest has regulations specific to THAT forest. The only way you're going to find out whether you can legally land an airplane in a particular forest is to call THAT forest and ask.
And, I'd bet that you're going to have to search far and wide (except in Alaska) for one that permits aircraft landings. But maybe.
The only reason Alaska is the exception is that the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act, which created all the federal parks, wildlife refuges and forests in Alaska specifically stated that aircraft landings would be permitted, except in certain situations.
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