Section 105.15

14 CFR Ch. I (1-1-19 Edition)

radio communications are first established between the aircraft and air
traffic control, until the pilot advises
air traffic control that the parachute
operation has ended for that flight.
(ii) Advise air traffic control when
the last parachutist or object leaves
the aircraft.
(b) Parachute operations must be
aborted if, prior to receipt of a required
air traffic control authorization, or
during any parachute operation in or
into controlled airspace, the required
radio communications system is or becomes inoperative.

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Section 105.15 Information required and notice of cancellation or postponement of a parachute operation.
(a) Each person requesting an authorization under SectionSection 105.21(b) and 105.25(a)(2)
of this part and each person submitting
a notification under Section 105.25(a)(3) of this
part must provide the following information (on an individual or group
basis):
(1) The date and time the parachute
operation will begin.
(2) The radius of the drop zone
around the target expressed in nautical
miles.
(3) The location of the center of the
drop zone in relation to - 
(i) The nearest VOR facility in terms
of the VOR radial on which it is located and its distance in nautical miles
from the VOR facility when that facility is 30 nautical miles or less from the
drop zone target; or
(ii) the nearest airport, town, or city
depicted on the appropriate Coast and
Geodetic Survey World Aeronautical
Chart or Sectional Aeronautical Chart,
when the nearest VOR facility is more
than 30 nautical miles from the drop
zone target.
(4) Each altitude above mean sea
level at which the aircraft will be operated when parachutists or objects exist
the aircraft.
(5) The duration of the intended parachute operation.
(6) The name, address, and telephone
number of the person who requests the
authorization or gives notice of the
parachute operation.
(7) The registration number of the
aircraft to be used.

(8) The name of the air traffic control
facility with jurisdiction of the airspace at the first intended exit altitude
to be used for the parachute operation.
(b) Each holder of a certificate of authorization issued under SectionSection 105.21(b) and
105.25(b) of this part must present that
certificate for inspection upon the request of the Administrator or any Federal, State, or local official.
(c) Each person requesting an authorization under SectionSection 105.21(b) and 105.25(a)(2)
of this part and each person submitting
a notice under Section 105.25(a)(3) of this part
must promptly notify the air traffic
control facility having jurisdiction
over the affected airspace if the proposed or scheduled parachute operation
is canceled or postponed.
Section 105.17 Flight visibility and clearance
from cloud requirements.
No person may conduct a parachute
operation, and no pilot in command of
an aircraft may allow a parachute operation to be conducted from that aircraft - 
(a) Into or through a cloud, or
(b) When the flight visibility or the
distance from any cloud is less than
that prescribed in the following table:
Altitude

Flight visibility
(statute
miles)

1,200 feet or less
above the surface regardless of the MSL
altitude.
More than 1,200 feet
above the surface
but less than 10,000
feet MSL.
More than 1,200 feet
above the surface
and at or above
10,000 feet MSL.

Distance from clouds

3

500 feet below, 1,000
feet above, 2,000
feet horizontal.

3

500 feet below, 1,000
feet above, 2,000
feet horizontal.

5

1,000 feet below, 1,000
feet above, 1 mile
horizontal.

Section 105.19 Parachute operations between
sunset and sunrise.
(a) No person may conduct a parachute operation, and no pilot in command of an aircraft may allow a person
to conduct a parachute operation from
an aircraft between sunset and sunrise,
unless the person or object descending
from the aircraft displays a light that
is visible for at least 3 statute miles.
(b) The light required by paragraph
(a) of this section must be displayed
from the time that the person or object

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