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§ 103.3 

(2) Has a fuel capacity not exceeding 

5 U.S. gallons; 

(3) Is not capable of more than 55 

knots calibrated airspeed at full power 
in level flight; and 

(4) Has a power-off stall speed which 

does not exceed 24 knots calibrated air-
speed. 

§ 103.3

Inspection requirements. 

(a) Any person operating an ultra-

light vehicle under this part shall, 
upon request, allow the Administrator, 
or his designee, to inspect the vehicle 
to determine the applicability of this 
part. 

(b) The pilot or operator of an ultra-

light vehicle must, upon request of the 
Administrator, furnish satisfactory 
evidence that the vehicle is subject 
only to the provisions of this part. 

§ 103.5

Waivers. 

No person may conduct operations 

that require a deviation from this part 
except under a written waiver issued 
by the Administrator. 

§ 103.7

Certification and registration. 

(a) Notwithstanding any other sec-

tion pertaining to certification of air-
craft or their parts or equipment, 
ultralight vehicles and their compo-
nent parts and equipment are not re-
quired to meet the airworthiness cer-
tification standards specified for air-
craft or to have certificates of air-
worthiness. 

(b) Notwithstanding any other sec-

tion pertaining to airman certification, 
operators of ultralight vehicles are not 
required to meet any aeronautical 
knowledge, age, or experience require-
ments to operate those vehicles or to 
have airman or medical certificates. 

(c) Notwithstanding any other sec-

tion pertaining to registration and 
marking of aircraft, ultralight vehicles 
are not required to be registered or to 
bear markings of any type. 

Subpart B—Operating Rules 

§ 103.9

Hazardous operations. 

(a) No person may operate any ultra-

light vehicle in a manner that creates 
a hazard to other persons or property. 

(b) No person may allow an object to 

be dropped from an ultralight vehicle if 

such action creates a hazard to other 
persons or property. 

§ 103.11

Daylight operations. 

(a) No person may operate an ultra-

light vehicle except between the hours 
of sunrise and sunset. 

(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a) of 

this section, ultralight vehicles may be 
operated during the twilight periods 30 
minutes before official sunrise and 30 
minutes after official sunset or, in 
Alaska, during the period of civil twi-
light as defined in the Air Almanac, if: 

(1) The vehicle is equipped with an 

operating anticollision light visible for 
at least 3 statute miles; and 

(2) All operations are conducted in 

uncontrolled airspace. 

§ 103.13

Operation near aircraft; right- 

of-way rules. 

(a) Each person operating an ultra-

light vehicle shall maintain vigilance 
so as to see and avoid aircraft and shall 
yield the right-of-way to all aircraft. 

(b) No person may operate an ultra-

light vehicle in a manner that creates 
a collision hazard with respect to any 
aircraft. 

(c) Powered ultralights shall yield 

the right-of-way to unpowered ultra-
lights. 

§ 103.15

Operations over congested 

areas. 

No person may operate an ultralight 

vehicle over any congested area of a 
city, town, or settlement, or over any 
open air assembly of persons. 

§ 103.17

Operations in certain air-

space. 

No person may operate an ultralight 

vehicle within Class A, Class B, Class 
C, or Class D airspace or within the lat-
eral boundaries of the surface area of 
Class E airspace designated for an air-
port unless that person has prior au-
thorization from the ATC facility hav-
ing jurisdiction over that airspace. 

[Amdt. 103–17, 56 FR 65662, Dec. 17, 1991] 

§ 103.19

Operations in prohibited or 

restricted areas. 

No person may operate an ultralight 

vehicle in prohibited or restricted 

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