Do planes often land on the roads near you? Have you ever been driving on the highway and had a plane land in front of you or one suddenly appear in your rear view mirror?

That would be awesome I reckon

I was just wondering how often it happens, I think I saw it on 'Alaska airmen' or one of the Canadian shows... I cant remember.... just wondering if it ever happens on highways near you and if drivers are trained for it?

Over here, it is illegal to land on a road (unless an emergency).... so if one does land on the road, always stop off the road and check a spark plug or look like you are doing a fuel drain check... then file a precautionary landing to check plug/fuel when you felt 'a miss'

Knowing aussies tho.... you would land perfectly safely and some clown would smash into you.... a big redneck element over here.... and prolly texting or on the cell phone anyway

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No .... where I live is endless flat and open prairie .... and when someone needs to land they find a nice smooth farm field and set down there .... actually a lot of farmers owned planes in the 1960's and 1970's ... tax laws let them deduct it as a farm expense ... Cessna loved it !!!!

However ... shhhhh .... when nobody was watching there was a garage owner near the outskirts of town who would do lazy circles until traffic was clear ... do a quick landing on the highway and taxi into his parking lot.

And another friend with a float plane would land on crescent lake , tie up to a tree , and go for lunch , he was the same guy who built the 13 passenger hovercraft that is up in Alaska now.

Here is how it looks without the snow and ice


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Here is me on the hovercraft around 1995 ... for some reason I look 6' 3" tall .... I am only 5' 11" or so.

I dont want to scare Stan into thinking I am a big guy who can eat more Kentucky fried kittens than him

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Here it is in flight


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Arnie- You no doubt can eat more kittens...only a true wolverine can. But.....I can polish off a rack o ribs ...and am just getting past my first belch!

Don't ask how many squirrels I ate at one sitting. Hint...2 squirrels are a nice meal...and I am talking fox squirrels....not greys!