Frustrated Commuter

[Jman]

Nosey Neighbor! I can't believe you can get a ticket for operating an aircraft on your own property. Maybe it was unsafe in this case depending on how his property is laid out but it sounds like there is an ordinance that applies to the entire County - that stinks! What is this world coming to

From Fox News:

Frustrated Commuter Ticketed for Getting Home

NEW CANAAN, Conn. (AP) — A man who told police he wanted to avoid traffic gridlock has been ticketed for landing a helicopter in his back yard.

John Kjekstad, 42, told police he landed the chopper at home Thursday because he did not want to deal with the traffic on the Merritt Parkway (search), Sgt. Louis Gannon said Tuesday.

Kjekstad, who runs two helicopter and airplane charter companies, had planned to land his helicopter at Teterboro Airport (search) in New Jersey and drive home to New Canaan.

On his flight to Teterboro, Kjekstad told police he saw bumper-to-bumper traffic on the Merritt and chose to fly directly home instead.

Police received a phone call from a neighbor and issued Kjekstad a $75 ticket for violating a town ordinance prohibiting landing aircraft on residential property, Gannon said.

 

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