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Federal Aviation Administration, DOT 

Pt. 105 

areas unless that person has permis-
sion from the using or controlling 
agency, as appropriate. 

§ 103.20

Flight restrictions in the prox-

imity of certain areas designated by 
notice to airmen. 

No person may operate an ultralight 

vehicle in areas designated in a Notice 
to Airmen under § 91.137, § 91.138, 
§ 91.141, § 91.143 or § 91.145 of this chap-
ter, unless authorized by: 

(a) Air Traffic Control (ATC); or 
(b) A Flight Standards Certificate of 

Waiver or Authorization issued for the 
demonstration or event. 

[Doc. No. FAA–2000–8274, 66 FR 47378, Sept. 
11, 2001] 

§ 103.21

Visual reference with the sur-

face. 

No person may operate an ultralight 

vehicle except by visual reference with 
the surface. 

§ 103.23

Flight visibility and cloud 

clearance requirements. 

No person may operate an ultralight 

vehicle when the flight visibility or 
distance from clouds is less than that 
in the table found below. All operations 
in Class A, Class B, Class C, and Class 
D airspace or Class E airspace des-
ignated for an airport must receive 
prior ATC authorization as required in 
§ 103.17 of this part. 

Airspace Flight 

visibility 

Distance from 

clouds 

Class A .................

Not applicable ......

Not Applicable. 

Class B .................

3 statute miles ......

Clear of Clouds. 

Class C .................

3 statute miles ......

500 feet below. 
1,000 feet above. 
2,000 feet hori-

zontal. 

Class D .................

3 statute miles ......

500 feet below. 
1,000 feet above. 
2,000 feet hori-

zontal. 

Class E: 

Less than 

10,000 feet 
MSL.

3 statute miles ......

500 feet below. 
1,000 feet above. 
2,000 feet hori-

zontal. 

At or above 

10,000 feet 
MSL.

5 statute miles ......

1,000 feet below. 
1,000 feet above. 
1 statute mile hori-

zontal. 

Class G: 

1,200 feet or 

less above the 
surface (re-
gardless of 
MSL altitude).

1 statute mile .......

Clear of clouds. 

Airspace Flight 

visibility 

Distance from 

clouds 

More than 1,200 

feet above the 
surface but 
less than 
10,000 feet 
MSL.

1 statute mile .......

500 feet below. 
1,000 feet above. 
2,000 feet hori-

zontal. 

More than 1,200 

feet above the 
surface and at 
or above 
10,000 feet 
MSL.

5 statute miles ......

1,000 feet below. 
1,000 feet above. 
1 statute mile hori-

zontal. 

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

PART 105—PARACHUTE 

OPERATIONS 

Subpart A—General 

Sec. 
105.1

Applicability. 

105.3

Definitions. 

105.5

General. 

105.7

use of alcohol and drugs. 

105.9

Inspections. 

Subpart B—Operating Rules 

105.13

Radio equipment and use require-

ments. 

105.15

Information required and notice of 

cancellation or postponement of a para-
chute operation. 

105.17

Flight visibility and clearance from 

cloud requirements. 

105.19

Parachute operations between sunset 

and sunrise. 

105.21

Parachute operations over or into a 

congested area or an open-air assembly 
of persons. 

105.23

Parachute operations over or onto 

airports. 

105.25

Parachute operations in designated 

airspace. 

Subpart C—Parachute Equipment and 

Packing 

105.41

Applicability. 

105.43

Use of single-harness, dual-parachute 

systems. 

105.45

Use of tandem parachute systems. 

105.47

Use of static lines. 

105.49

Foreign parachutists and equipment. 

A

UTHORITY

: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40113–40114, 

44701–44702, 44721. 

S

OURCE

: Docket No. FAA–1999–5483, 66 FR 

23553, May 9, 2001, unless otherwise noted. 

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