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Updated 2023
Individual EU country rules are based on EASA’s Rules of the Air for flying in Europe so it is important to understand these basics.
Any pilot wishing to make a landing outside an aerodrome or registered airport in the Netherlands is required to submit a document entitled TUG-exception, which stands for temporary and exceptional use. This gives you permission to create a temporary landing zone. The approval is totally subject to the provincial government of the area in which you want to land.
Helipaddy’s recommendation is to approach this regulation in the following manner:
In the TUG exemption form for the province of Brabant, it explains that a TUG exemption will be given if your aircraft is one of the following:
The landing site also needs to meet the TUG exemption form criteria which includes:
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