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Federal Aviation Administration, DOT
§ 103.9
nearest FAA ATC facility when the op-
eration is ended.
PART 103—ULTRALIGHT VEHICLES
Subpart A—General
Sec.
103.1
Applicability.
103.3
Inspection requirements.
103.5
Waivers.
103.7
Certification and registration.
Subpart B—Operating Rules
103.9
Hazardous operations.
103.11
Daylight operations.
103.13
Operation near aircraft; right-of-way
rules.
103.15
Operations over congested areas.
103.17
Operations in certain airspace.
103.19
Operations in prohibited or restricted
areas.
103.20
Flight restrictions in the proximity
of certain areas designated by notice to
airmen.
103.21
Visual reference with the surface.
103.23
Flight visibility and cloud clearance
requirements.
A
UTHORITY
: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40103–40104,
40113, 44701.
S
OURCE
: Docket No. 21631, 47 FR 38776,
Sept. 2, 1982, unless otherwise noted.
Subpart A—General
§ 103.1
Applicability.
This part prescribes rules governing
the operation of ultralight vehicles in
the United States. For the purposes of
this part, an ultralight vehicle is a ve-
hicle that:
(a) Is used or intended to be used for
manned operation in the air by a single
occupant;
(b) Is used or intended to be used for
recreation or sport purposes only;
(c) Does not have any U.S. or foreign
airworthiness certificate; and
(d) If unpowered, weighs less than 155
pounds; or
(e) If powered:
(1) Weighs less than 254 pounds empty
weight, excluding floats and safety de-
vices which are intended for deploy-
ment in a potentially catastrophic sit-
uation;
(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.
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