I know this was a wordy video, to sum it up open public lands (Bureau of Land Management and Forest Service) are legal. However be sure to call and check with the actual district/unit you are looking to land in as some have unique ordinances. Wilderness, as well as any wildlife study zones, are always a no-go aside from designated wilderness strips. Also, if you are doing it commercially (ie. Flying in persons or property for hire) then you will need a permit for those operations. I use OnX Off-road to view land ownership. Fly safe!

Retired Ranger here. Thank you Trent for this vid. I would echo your advice and call and ask. Just call the area district office for the area you're interested in. Ask to speak with the district aviation officer. He/she is usually a pilot or at least knowledgeable. In most cases they'll be eager to share the relevant regs PLUS you may just learn about some really cool places to fly to. And if you're willing to volunteer your time (and aircraft) there are some awesome projects to get involved with.

As a public land manager here in Australia, I love your approach Trent and advocacy of responsible use of public land to ensure low impact on the environment that supports continued enjoyment for all users. Well done.

Trent thank you so much for speaking about stewardship! I'm a lifelong outdoorsman and I'm a newly minted PPL. Our public lands and the freedoms we enjoy there are one of the best things about this country. We'll get to keep enjoying them as long as we share them and take care of them!

So true that it is a privilege to be able to use the public lands. I do appreciate that you mentioned that some districts/Sates might have different rules regarding their public lands and to call your local office. Thanks for putting this video together to open the discussion.

Trent, you have provided another informative video filled with details to help any back country flyer. Your video / sound quality is excellent and I appreciate it.

This guy deserves so much more subscribers for the quality of his videos, great stuff

Thanks Trent. That all needed to be said!

What I really love here is the understanding that while we may have this privilege and freedom, exercising it a way that angers/annoys others can ultimately hurt us. That stewardship concept is something that certain people don't seem to get. They feel so empowered to do whatever they want without concern for other's opinions that they miss the bigger picture. Thank you for sharing that in this video.

On the BLM land east of Minden and Carson City. exists parcels that is not open BLM land. It is ALLOTED LAND or in our case, referred to as the Pine Nut Allotments. These parcels often belong to the Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California. This goes back to the Dawes Act of 1897 where the US Gov took the Washoe's Land around Lake Tahoe and gave them land in the Pine Nut Mountains. That's a whole other history lesson. But suffice to say, many of the meadows, trails and roads go through private property (Allotted Lands). The Washoe Nation have been generous in allowing everyone to ride their UTV's Quads,dirt bikes, horses, camp , target shoot and other recreation . Refer to the BLM Carson City and Smith Valley map for allotted parcels to avoid a trespass.

Love all your videos so informative

Trent Thank you very much for another excellent, entertaining, informative video with excellent sound, content and viewable terrain that makes us all want to get a KitFox like yours and fly the adventure like you. Excellent job.

It's great that you had a good experience speaking with public agency managers who could confirm the appropriate use of public land. I'm simply a motorist and sometime hiker who visited a touristy spot in another state. Federal multiagency pass in hand, we went to a very popular (and overused) location in that area. The entrance kiosk displayed the passes that were applicable, and ours matched one of them. Plus, the local visitor information center people had assured us that our pass was good for that area. All I wanted to do was make a brief "pit stop." As soon as we parked, some dude in a ranger uniform told us our pass was not valid, and we had to leave. I was really ticked off at him, or maybe I should say PO'd at him (says my bladder). He wouldn't listen to me. I suppose if I knew then what I knew now, I would have photographed what was posted on the kiosk, so I'd have legal proof that I was already permitted to use that area. But even so, who wants to fight an out-of-state citation, no matter how unjust it is? I don't have the energy for that sort of thing. I'm never going back to that town. Meanwhile, I appreciate your encouragement to "tread lightly." Overgrazing and other forms of overuse are very damaging to our dry public lands in the West.

Thanks for being such a great ambassador to off airport. Its So useful to some of us.

Great advice and great content… Thanks for sharing that information we wanna do it the right way and stay on the good side of the law and be a good airworthy citizen

Great info, great insight, great direction! As a NorCal resident and lover of all our US public wilderness, you nailed it Trent. Thanks for the reminder to preserve and protect. We are continually blessed with opportunities to explore wild and open territories.

Great Message Trent

I’ve said it before and I will say it again. I totally dig Trent’s videos. I disagree with him fighting his issue trying to land at his buddy’s RC aircraft strip in a neighborhood. That was bad decision making on his part. The regs he talks about in this video actually have nothing to do with FAR’s…the FAA doesn’t enforce any of those regs. That is all BLM and U.S. Forrest Service…not FAA. All that said, I greatly appreciate his take on good stewardship and doing your diligence to make sure you are legal. More importantly having consideration for others and not infringe on their rights to enjoy nature. It’s really all about being a decent human. Keep it up Trent!

Made it, quite enjoyed it. Great info

Good words, Trent. Thank you. 🤙🏼

Great video Trent! I appreciate the chapter and verse of the law, so when confronted, you have the facts. As always, it's great to see the FreedomFox airborne!

Hey Trent how are you. Thanks for what you do for aviation. I feel your a good straight up guy.

great video as always Trent!

You treaded lightly on the subject and it was comforting info to know. For sure not easy to get this info. Professional as usual.

Your videos rock Trent! I lost my medical 2 years ago because of cancer…keep on keeping on 😊

It may have changed, but when I lived in Arizona it was legal for light aircraft to use rural roads for take offs and landings. Many a rancher had a rural road to use plus another dirt strip on the property for when the winds didn't favor the road. It was also not unusual to see a light aircraft land on an interstate highway frontage road and taxi up to a roadside diner gas station.

Thanks for your great videos! Enjoyed seeing you fly at Dead cow. Ken

Excellent video! I agree!

Good points Trent 👍 .Sometimes we just need to be reminded that we’re sharing the awesomeness around us with others 😉

Would love to see a video of your Kitfox getting a wash, and how you keep it looking so 🔥 thanks Trent awesome content.

I always enjoy your videos so don't apologize so much, you are doing what you feel is right....have a great day and stay safe!!!!

Premium informative video !🛩 Thank you very much Trent !💫 Peace!✌

*Erode* indeed! Great point!

Great. Information. TY

Well spoken.

Well said

looks like some smooth air!!

As a pilot and life-long Jeep owner, your sentiments are the same as the offroad community. "Tread Lightly" isn't just a 4 wheel drive theme, but an organization too. OnX Offroad should sponsor you. I have a subscription for my Jeep use. It is the best.

Several airports have grass strips, such as the airport I'm at, Columbia, CA (O22), perfect for practicing, plus on site maintenance if needed!

That is some smoooooth winter air 🙂Great vid as always.

This was a great and responsible post Trent…great attitude!

Caltopo is a great website that I use as a helicopter pilot to see who owns land and contact the correct agency for authorization. Sometimes you can get permits to operate in wilderness and other sensitive areas.

I actually commented about this a few months back. Thanks for the video clarifying. I live in the Midwest, and we don't have a lot of public land here, so I wasn't sure how it worked.

Wordy, but great words! Excellent video Trent!

Good spiel. It was very informative.

So Amazing Trent. We live in far norther California if you ever come in to Fall River Mills Airport I treat you to lunch. Keep up all the great content. Happy Flying and many blessing.

Here at least - any lake, and all crown land - except in national or provincial parks... But you can call ahead to the parks and ask permission, which in my experience is usually granted for the more remote parks at least. However the rules are convoluted, and I've gotten vastly different answers from people in authority; probably because they don't get asked / don't know the rules themselves.

Hello from Minnesota! Great episode!

Trent, great info. Whatever happened to the pole camera? It was always my favorite. Those and anything with Haley squeaking.😄❤️

Nice work going and getting real information instead of just repeating rumors you heard, it gives you a ton of credibility. Making a simple call can get you so much more than searching online.

Hey Trent, great video as usual, thanks for the stewardship angle. Hey, what is the other aircraft in your hangar? Some sort of low wing, looks like a very short moment design.

great info... i'm estremely jealous that you have that huge playground.. down here there isnt any place to play like out there...

As a Brit living in Northern Ireland I do not have much interest in where I can land as we are very restricted here. However I do like to see you flying over some Dramatic landscapes. Keep safe up there. Jim in NI UK

Good video brother! A few weeks ago I asked the local warden here in Georgia about landing on national forest and he didn't so NO but wasn't very clear on where it would and wouldn't be an issue so I've got to do a little more research for curiosity!

In the north east, we don't have a lot of places to go, but at least in New Hampshire, the laws on recreational land use are pretty forgiving.

With the drought in SE Oklahoma I kayaked to the sunken island exposed on Lake Hugo. At sunset a plane like yours did a touch and go for my party of one to witness!

I enjoy you channel and really envy your freedom to enjoy you hobby. As a german it's just a dream of 'what could you do with a plane' . The situation here in germany is that starting and landing from registered airfields is mandatory. Landing an SEP in the field will lead to a grounded plane and an investigation of our FAA (the LBA) why you where going down. Oh, your licence can be suspended while the investigation is ongoing. This also applies to water planes (currently 3 water airfields in the whole country) and private helicopters. Our LSA class (M class) is allowed on smaller airfields without a tower, but they have to be registered and permanent, too. There is no bush flying in Germany.

Heavier out! 👍

Thanks Trent, for another great video and your wise words about considering the environment and other people. In my short career as a sports pilot I stumbled on too many pilots who did'nt care a f*ck about these items, while complaining about the anti aviation attitude of the public. The Netherlands is one of the most densely populated countries in the world, so just flying around on low altitude can annoy other people.

Great video and not too “wordy”. I appreciate your stewardship message.

Winter is here! In my last winter we were in shorts and tshirt, and now I’m in a … hoodie 😂💪

At this point I dont trust the FAA, it feels like they are making up the rules as they go.🤣🤣

One of these days you're going to land the freedom fox on a river bank somewhere in Nevada, Utah, or Idaho and see a Clapped out C172M parked out there, and my weird ass fishing from it.

I'm not a pilot, and never will be! I'm only here to watch the awesome footage, thanks for sharing 👍

Great video Trent! Also I really like that sweatshirt but I don’t see it on your website is it available?

Yeah there great maps for all kinds of stuff like my side be side great music again…👍👍👍

Trent would you buy Katfox 7ss carbon fiber wing strut fairing ? nice looking !

yes some planes have very, very noisy engines, all the best of Christmas holiday

Good stuff Trent, another great video! How about helping me choose options on a Kitfox S7 STi? This Spring or summer. Lunch is on me! 48°03'13.0"N. 122°48'37.0"W

Hey Trent. Is it reasonable to want pilots to decrease their prop angle sooner on take off to reduce the noise impact? I work in the River of no Return Wilderness in Idaho in a valley and the relatively frequent takeoffs reverberate in the valley and shake the windows in the cabin. Is there a way to reduce that takeoff noise?

Guys listen to Trent as especially you Americans are really blessed with freedom in aviation. For instance in Germany there is no STOL scene for the simple reason that you are not allowed to land off airports at all (well, apart from emergencies).

Very nice

I remember years ago we had a group of fun lovers who would meet at a nice beach area on one of the area lakes for swimming and recreation. We would always clean up any discarded items before leaving the property which was owned by the local power company. We knew to take canned beers instead of bottles, etc. Well, as time went by and more people began coming, of course the problems started. Eventually the power company and some local residents complained enough that the law enforcement banned us from going there. Hopefully the bush pilot community will fare better.

In Germany we can’t even get airborne without having ATC or airport staff on the radio. Landing outside of an airstrip is forbidden everywhere without any exception. So jealous, I hope I can go flying in the us soon.

Hey did you build your kitfox? Can I message you with some questions about it if you did? And just about bush flying in general? I'm thinking about building one and getting into it and I have a shit ton of questions because I've never done anything like this before

We own it so I'm going to use it!

hi, im a bushpilot from Italy, and we have a different problems, because the ENAC says, first of all, the pilot have responsibility for the flight and you can land everywere only if you have the permission of the owner, so for the private lands there is no problems, you need just ask, but for the public area (all the state basically) you don't have a number or a website for check if is possible or not... you can try to call the "forestal police" but they dont know, so for any case they say no, but they don't have the guristition for say that. we are like 100people in Italy with bushplane, (VDS class) ultralight, and we take care about the nature and lands, but we want a regolation about that because like this is all about the police officer how find us...

How did the FAA case against you work out? Very curious, Thanks!

I wish I could get the UTV or side by side community to embrace your philosophy, if I bring that or helmets up on any forum I get attacked by very rude individuals that don't seem to care about the big picture.

What's the latest on your inspection pass case?

Hey Trent, love your videos, although I am a helicopter pilot, hahaha, but how is your issue with the FAA?

I’ve noticed your behind head camera angle doesn’t appear to be a gimbal (as you alluded to in a past video) but it still looks to stay level? Is that done in post? Or is it a GoPro feature now?

I see in some of your videos you and your associates landing at gas stations serving automobiles. How do you all find auto station at which to land? I do fully realize this can very well vary front state to state and even county to county, but is seems interesting to me. Non-avaitor, just seeking retirement options for hobbies!

I'm and RC pilot and I was wondering if the Freedom Fox has an under camber wing or a flat bottom wing. With the wide angle lens it is difficult to tell. I enjoy you videos and the kind of flying you and your friends do.

The short answer: wherever the FAA isn’t looking.

How did your dust up with the faa go?

hi. what type of weel do you use the tundra 29'?

Once again.... thoughtful, comprehensive coverage of a complex topic that I can say for myself, I have wondered quite a bit about. He's having too much fun to be an instructor, but Trent would be a fantastic one. Even like a backcountry specialist ala Tach Aero. Either way, great content, just long enough and covered most of what you'd need to know...

What do you use to record the intercom and ATC?

I wonder what Colorados laws are like. I know where we elk hunt its wilderness but I've also been on alot of land with jeeps.. be so cool to land and camp in Colorado with my maule. Its something I've dreamed about doing all my life.

We got two feet!

Can you land at White Pocket of Vermillion Cliffs National Monument?

Is it ok to land on Restricted Air Space if a breakdown occurs

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You shouldask those Rangers if they would like a ride along with you!

Rather than penalize you for your reccy flight, the FAA should hire you for educational PR.

I honestly though that logo was a snail!

Gonna take a wild guess and say "in the bushes"

There is that intro again!

Interesting video, Trent. What about the Indigenous American Reservations? I remember you once saying that you can't land on them, but it'd be interesting to hear if there's any other restrictions for those localities.