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Seaplanes banned from Lake Wallenpaupack - PA |
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Eric Batterman - Feb 07,2012
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Just talked with community relations woman for Lake Wallenpaupack in NE Pennsylvania. Seaplanes are now banned. There have been no incidents that I know of, and very little seaplane activity (mostly just me - and a guy with a 185 who lands maybe 4 times a year). FERC licensing regs say that a hydropower lake must provide recreational access, but this does not guarantee seaplane access. Some lakes/companies/towns/etc have prevailed in court (it's reasonable to ban 'dangerous activities'). Wallenpaupack's policy (though no one adhered to it) for the last few years or more was to allow seaplanes if they obtained a permit AND had $5 million liability insurance (catch 22 as this is impossible). The new policy being written (or in the approval/printing process - couldn't get a good answer) is to ban seaplanes outright. They said for the last year or 2 they wouldn't give a permit even if you asked for one....<br /><br />So you can happily run your 2,000 hp boat at 100 mph with no liability insurance.....but....<br /><br />Next stop is to talk to the PPL (the power company that owns the lake) legal folks and SPA and some other local pilots (not in this order)...<br />
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Mark Alan MacKinnon - Feb 08,2012
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SPA definitely needs to be aware of this, but no guarantee they can reverse it, though they've had success in other areas. Any lake closing can set a dangerous example and encouragement for others to follow.
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Don Maxwell - Feb 08,2012
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I think it's especially important in this case, beause Wallenpaupack is quite a large lake, and it's in Pennsylvania, which is not a seaplane-friendly state. It's essential to resist any further restrictions there. <br /><br />The SPA Field Director for PA is: <a href="http://www.seaplanes.org/mambo/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=792&Itemid=405">http://www.seaplanes.org/mambo/index.php?option=com_content&<br>task=view&id=792&Itemid=405</a><br /><br />Eric, I'll be delighted to write to the Wallenpaupack Lady and tell her how grateful Carol and I are that the lake was open to seaplanes when we needed to make an unplanned landing there a few years ago. We could have landed anyway that time, but the lake being open made everything much easier and therefore safer.<br /><br />(Thanks, Russ.)
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evan davis - Feb 09,2012
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Get help through the SPA,EAA, and AOPA. This is just someone in your town not wanting you on the lake. What does the PA aviation authority say about lake access?
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Eric Batterman - Feb 09,2012
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I've been talking to Chuck Martin (regional SPA rep). He's bringing in SPA national and knows people in the power industry. I'll keep you posted. Anybody with political clout in PA or nationally (say sitting on the board of FERC) - or in the power industry - let me know.
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