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I know this may sound like a rather eccentric question but are there any residential areas in Eastern Nassau or Western Suffolk that have zoning for Helipads? If not then how can I find something like this out?
We don't own any of these vehicles at the moment but my husband and I are developing an avid interest for these so our next location may be reflective on the zoning regulations for helipads/helicopters.
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Some guy tried that in baiting hollow he bought 10 acres of land started landing his helicopter.
PS
He no longer lands his helicopter on his 10 acres
You want to live somewhere that you can have a helipad, but on not too much land and where people aren't snooty.
All-righty then.
You seriously felt the need to go through my past activity?
And just because we enjoy Helicopters and Aeronautics doesn't make us "snooty" people. I don't know where you got that from and why you would choose to judge me. The reason we are even contemplating moving out to Long Island is b/c Aeronautics is our career fields and coincidentally, Long Island is a major center of this industry.
First of all, you would have to check with local zoning laws to even 'try' to apply for a permit to land a chopper anywhere in a city.
Next, you will have to Check with the FAA to see what regulations they have, about choppers in your area, and where you can land them at. (Reason they have local airports, is because everyone would want one in his/her backyard!!). You have regulations on everything in Aviation, and, helicopters in residential neighborhoods have a whole host of them.
NOW, your Neighbors!!! They are NOT going to be happy, you flying over thier homes, and landing outside 'thier' yards!!! A chopper goes down the wrong way, (even if its not pilot error) and catastropic damage may occur to life and property!! Neighbors dont want to hear the "whap-whap-whap", of a chopper blade, going through the air, if they are trying to sleep, and, if ANY of them have children around, FUGGEDABOUTIT!!!
Now, Insurance Companies...
You can get a huge policy of a few million dolllars, but, even they want reassurances and that you have every hurdle jumped through, every 'T' crossed and 'i's dotted, and then, they still may turn you down, since anything and everything can go wrong....
Its always best to keep a chopper at the airport, because they have the facilities to handle them, and the liability insurance to compensate for unseen disasters.
You seriously felt the need to go through my past activity?
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All 11 posts. It was time consuming.
If YOU read through this forum, you'll see people here aren't big fans of noise that comes from up above. So I wouldn't expect a lot of serious help, nor would I expect that anyone here has their own helicopter and helipad. That's just a shot in the dark, though - maybe I'll be proven wrong.
Plus, I am really am intrigued. You professed to not want a snooty town and you wondered about people who live on large plots of land. Pretty sure without even giving it much thought you aren't getting a helipad into any yard in Levittown....zoning issues aside. I remember a house in Lloyd Harbor that sold for maybe $40million (??? - not sure) that had a helipad.
Soooo...you make less than $200K a year, and I didn't think houses with helipads were available to people in that income range. Nor did I think helicopters were available either....but maybe I assume too much....maybe helicopters aren't much more expensive than a Range Rover. I am sincerely intrigued.
You seriously felt the need to go through my past activity?
And just because we enjoy Helicopters and Aeronautics doesn't make us "snooty" people. I don't know where you got that from and why you would choose to judge me. The reason we are even contemplating moving out to Long Island is b/c Aeronautics is our career fields and coincidentally, Long Island is a major center of this industry.
Is it? I know there is a lot of aviation history on Long Island, but I was under the impression that industry has been fairly dead here for at least the last 20 years. I could be completely wrong, though... I don't really know.
As far as landing a helicopter on your property, I think that would be pretty cool... but like others said, I'm sure most towns probably have some kinda regulations against it. You never know, though... some town/village codes are pretty archaic and may not have been updated since the early 20th century. I remember looking through the zoning for one of the small villages on the north shore in Nassau once (I think it was Laurel Hollow) and it mentioned something about not allowing "autogyros" to be operated during certain hours.
If you're serious about it, the best way to research would probably be to hire a lawyer that specializes in local zoning and property issues. Good luck!
If you're serious about it, the best way to research would probably be to hire a lawyer that specializes in local zoning and property issues. Good luck!
That's probably the best (and only? ) advice so far.
If you are serious, I can recommend someone.
Wants to get into aernautics on long island...youre late by about 60 years. Move to Kansas
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) advice so far. 
