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Federal Aviation Administration, DOT § 103.7 The notice shall include the last re- (1) Weighs less than 254 pounds empty corded position and any revision of the weight, excluding floats and safety de- forecast trajectory. The nearest FAA vices which are intended for deploy- ATC facility shall be notified imme- ment in a potentially catastrophic sit- diately when tracking of the balloon is uation; re-established.
(2) Has a fuel capacity not exceeding (d) Each person operating an un- 5 U.S. gallons; manned free balloon shall notify the (3) Is not capable of more than 55 nearest FAA ATC facility when the op- knots calibrated airspeed at full power eration is ended.
in level flight; and (4) Has a power-off stall speed which PART 103—ULTRALIGHT VEHICLES does not exceed 24 knots calibrated air- speed.
Subpart A—General § 103.3 Inspection requirements.
Sec.
103.1 Applicability.
(a) Any person operating an ultra- 103.3 Inspection requirements.
light vehicle under this part shall, 103.5 Waivers.
upon request, allow the Administrator, 103.7 Certification and registration.
or his designee, to inspect the vehicle to determine the applicability of this Subpart B—Operating Rules part.
103.9 Hazardous operations.
(b) The pilot or operator of an ultra- 103.11 Daylight operations.
light vehicle must, upon request of the 103.13 Operation near aircraft; right-of-way Administrator, furnish satisfactory rules.
evidence that the vehicle is subject 103.15 Operations over congested areas.
only to the provisions of this part.
103.17 Operations in certain airspace.
103.19 Operations in prohibited or restricted § 103.5 Waivers.
areas.
103.20 Flight restrictions in the proximity No person may conduct operations of certain areas designated by notice to that require a deviation from this part airmen.
except under a written waiver issued 103.21 Visual reference with the surface.
by the Administrator.
103.23 Flight visibility and cloud clearance requirements.
§ 103.7 Certification and registration.
A UTHORITY : 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40103–40104, 40113, 44701. (a) Notwithstanding any other sec- tion pertaining to certification of air- S OURCE : Docket 21631, 47 FR 38776, Sept. 2, craft or their parts or equipment, 1982, unless otherwise noted.
ultralight vehicles and their compo- nent parts and equipment are not re- Subpart A—General quired to meet the airworthiness cer- § 103.1 Applicability. tification standards specified for air- craft or to have certificates of air- This part prescribes rules governing worthiness.
the operation of ultralight vehicles in (b) Notwithstanding any other sec- the United States. For the purposes of tion pertaining to airman certification, this part, an ultralight vehicle is a ve- operators of ultralight vehicles are not hicle that: required to meet any aeronautical (a) Is used or intended to be used for knowledge, age, or experience require- manned operation in the air by a single ments to operate those vehicles or to occupant; (b) Is used or intended to be used for have airman or medical certificates.
recreation or sport purposes only; (c) Notwithstanding any other sec- (c) Does not have any U.S. or foreign tion pertaining to registration and airworthiness certificate; and marking of aircraft, ultralight vehicles (d) If unpowered, weighs less than 155 are not required to be registered or to pounds; or bear markings of any type.
(e) If powered: 14 CFR Ch. I (1–1–25 Edition) § 103.9 thorization from the ATC facility hav- Subpart B—Operating Rules ing jurisdiction over that airspace.
§ 103.9 Hazardous operations.
[Amdt. 103–17, 56 FR 65662, Dec. 17, 1991] (a) No person may operate any ultra- § 103.19 Operations in prohibited or light vehicle in a manner that creates restricted areas.
a hazard to other persons or property.
No person may operate an ultralight (b) No person may allow an object to vehicle in prohibited or restricted be dropped from an ultralight vehicle if areas unless that person has permis- such action creates a hazard to other sion from the using or controlling persons or property.
agency, as appropriate.
§ 103.11 Daylight operations.
§ 103.20 Flight restrictions in the prox- (a) No person may operate an ultra- imity of certain areas designated by notice to airmen.
light vehicle except between the hours of sunrise and sunset.
No person may operate an ultralight (b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a) of vehicle in areas designated in a Notice this section, ultralight vehicles may be to Airmen under § 91.137, § 91.138, operated during the twilight periods 30 § 91.141, § 91.143 or § 91.145 of this chap- minutes before official sunrise and 30 ter, unless authorized by: minutes after official sunset or, in (a) Air Traffic Control (ATC); or Alaska, during the period of civil twi- (b) A Flight Standards Certificate of light as defined in the Air Almanac, if: Waiver or Authorization issued for the (1) The vehicle is equipped with an demonstration or event.
operating anticollision light visible for [Docket FAA–2000–8274, 66 FR 47378, Sept. 11, at least 3 statute miles; and 2001] (2) All operations are conducted in § 103.21 Visual reference with the sur- uncontrolled airspace.
face.
§ 103.13 Operation near aircraft; right- No person may operate an ultralight of-way rules.
vehicle except by visual reference with (a) Each person operating an ultra- the surface.
light vehicle shall maintain vigilance § 103.23 Flight visibility and cloud so as to see and avoid aircraft and shall clearance requirements.
yield the right-of-way to all aircraft.
No person may operate an ultralight (b) No person may operate an ultra- vehicle when the flight visibility or light vehicle in a manner that creates distance from clouds is less than that a collision hazard with respect to any in the table found below. All operations aircraft.
in Class A, Class B, Class C, and Class (c) Powered ultralights shall yield D airspace or Class E airspace des- the right-of-way to unpowered ultra- ignated for an airport must receive lights.
prior ATC authorization as required in § 103.17 of this part.
§ 103.15 Operations over congested areas.
Distance from Airspace Flight visibility clouds No person may operate an ultralight vehicle over any congested area of a Class A ................. Not applicable ...... Not Applicable.
city, town, or settlement, or over any Class B ................. 3 statute miles ...... Clear of Clouds.
Class C ................. 3 statute miles ...... 500 feet below.
open air assembly of persons.
1,000 feet above.
2,000 feet hori- § 103.17 Operations in certain air- zontal.
space.
Class D ................. 3 statute miles ...... 500 feet below.
1,000 feet above.
No person may operate an ultralight 2,000 feet hori- vehicle within Class A, Class B, Class zontal.
Class E: C, or Class D airspace or within the lat- Less than 3 statute miles ...... 500 feet below.
eral boundaries of the surface area of 10,000 feet 1,000 feet above.
Class E airspace designated for an air- MSL. 2,000 feet hori- port unless that person has prior au- zontal.
Federal Aviation Administration, DOT § 105.3 AUTHORITY : 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40113–40114, Distance from Airspace Flight visibility clouds 44701–44702, 44721.
At or above 5 statute miles ...... 1,000 feet below. S OURCE : Docket FAA–1999–5483, 66 FR 23553, 10,000 feet 1,000 feet above.
May 9, 2001, unless otherwise noted.
MSL. 1 statute mile hori- zontal.
§ 105.1 Applicability.
Class G: (a) Except as provided in paragraphs 1,200 feet or 1 statute mile ....... Clear of clouds.
less above the (b) and (c) of this section, this part pre- surface (re- scribes rules governing parachute oper- gardless of ations conducted in the United States.
MSL altitude).
More than 1,200 1 statute mile ....... 500 feet below. (b) This part does not apply to a feet above the 1,000 feet above.
parachute operation conducted— surface but 2,000 feet hori- (1) In response to an in-flight emer- less than zontal.
gency, or 10,000 feet MSL.
(2) To meet an emergency on the sur- More than 1,200 5 statute miles ...... 1,000 feet below.
face when it is conducted at the direc- feet above the 1,000 feet above.
tion or with the approval of an agency surface and at 1 statute mile hori- or above zontal. of the United States, or of a State, 10,000 feet Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia, MSL.
or a possession of the United States, or an agency or political subdivision [Amdt. 103–17, 56 FR 65662, Dec. 17, 1991] thereof.
(c) Sections 105.5, 105.9, 105.13, 105.15, 105.17, 105.19 through 105.23, 105.25(a)(1) PART 105—PARACHUTE and 105.27 of this part do not apply to OPERATIONS a parachute operation conducted by a member of an Armed Force— Subpart A—General (1) Over or within a restricted area Sec.
when that area is under the control of 105.1 Applicability.
an Armed Force.
105.3 Definitions.
(2) During military operations in un- 105.5 General.
controlled airspace.
105.7 use of alcohol and drugs.
105.9 Inspections.
§ 105.3 Definitions.
For the purposes of this part— Subpart B—Operating Rules Approved parachute means a para- 105.13 Radio equipment and use require- chute manufactured under a type cer- ments.
tificate or a Technical Standard Order 105.15 Information required and notice of (C–23 series), or a personnel-carrying cancellation or postponement of a para- U.S. military parachute (other than a chute operation.
high altitude, high speed, or ejection 105.17 Flight visibility and clearance from type) identified by a Navy Air Facility, cloud requirements.
105.19 Parachute operations between sunset an Army Air Field, and Air Force-Navy and sunrise.
drawing number, an Army Air Field 105.21 Parachute operations over or into a order number, or any other military congested area or an open-air assembly designation or specification number.
of persons.
Automatic Activation Device means a 105.23 Parachute operations over or onto self-contained mechanical or electro- airports.
mechanical device that is attached to 105.25 Parachute operations in designated the interior of the reserve parachute airspace.
container, which automatically initi- Subpart C—Parachute Equipment and ates parachute deployment of the re- Packing serve parachute at a pre-set altitude, time, percentage of terminal velocity, 105.41 Applicability.
or combination thereof.
105.43 Use of single-harness, dual-parachute Direct Supervision means that a cer- systems.
tificated rigger personally observes a 105.45 Use of tandem parachute systems.
non-certificated person packing a main 105.47 Use of static lines.
105.49 Foreign parachutists and equipment. parachute to the extent necessary to