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§ 105.43 

aircraft involved in the parachute oper-
ation and the control tower of the air-
port over or onto which the parachute 
operation is being conducted. 

(b) For airports without an operating 

control tower, prior approval has been 
obtained from the management of the 
airport to conduct parachute oper-
ations over or on that airport. 

(c) A parachutist may drift over that 

airport with a fully deployed and prop-
erly functioning parachute if the para-
chutist is at least 2,000 feet above that 
airport’s traffic pattern, and avoids 
creating a hazard to air traffic or to 
persons and property on the ground. 

§ 105.25

Parachute operations in des-

ignated airspace. 

(a) No person may conduct a para-

chute operation, and no pilot in com-
mand of an aircraft may allow a para-
chute operation to be conducted from 
that aircraft— 

(1) Over or within a restricted area or 

prohibited area unless the controlling 
agency of the area concerned has au-
thorized that parachute operation; 

(2) Within or into a Class A, B, C, D 

airspace area without, or in violation 
of the requirements of, an air traffic 
control authorization issued under this 
section; 

(3) Except as provided in paragraph 

(c) and (d) of this section, within or 
into Class E or G airspace area unless 
the air traffic control facility having 
jurisdiction over the airspace at the 
first intended exit altitude is notified 
of the parachute operation no earlier 
than 24 hours before or no later than 1 
hour before the parachute operation 
begins. 

(b) Each request for a parachute op-

eration authorization or notification 
required under this section must be 
submitted to the air traffic control fa-
cility having jurisdiction over the air-
space at the first intended exit altitude 
and must include the information pre-
scribed by § 105.15(a) of this part. 

(c) For the purposes of paragraph 

(a)(3) of this section, air traffic control 
facilities may accept a written notifi-
cation from an organization that con-
ducts parachute operations and lists 
the scheduled series of parachute oper-
ations to be conducted over a stated 
period of time not longer than 12 cal-

endar months. The notification must 
contain the information prescribed by 
§ 105.15(a) of this part, identify the re-
sponsible persons associated with that 
parachute operation, and be submitted 
at least 15 days, but not more than 30 
days, before the parachute operation 
begins. The FAA may revoke the ac-
ceptance of the notification for any 
failure of the organization conducting 
the parachute operations to comply 
with its requirements. 

(d) Paragraph (a)(3) of this section 

does not apply to a parachute oper-
ation conducted by a member of an 
Armed Force within a restricted area 
that extends upward from the surface 
when that area is under the control of 
an Armed Force. 

Subpart C—Parachute Equipment 

and Packing 

§ 105.41

Applicability. 

This subpart prescribed rules gov-

erning parachute equipment used in 
civil parachute operations. 

§ 105.43

Use of single-harness, dual- 

parachute systems. 

No person may conduct a parachute 

operation using a single-harness, dual- 
parachute system, and no pilot in com-
mand of an aircraft may allow any per-
son to conduct a parachute operation 
from that aircraft using a single-har-
ness, dual-parachute system, unless 
that system has at least one main 
parachute, one approved reserve para-
chute, and one approved single person 
harness and container that are packed 
as follows: 

(a) The main parachute must have 

been packed within 180 days before the 
date of its use by a certificated para-
chute rigger, the person making the 
next jump with that parachute, or a 
non-certificated person under the di-
rect supervision of a certificated para-
chute rigger. 

(b) The reserve parachute must have 

been packed by a certificated para-
chute rigger— 

(1) Within 180 days before the date of 

its use, if its canopy, shroud, and har-
ness are composed exclusively of nylon, 
rayon, or similar synthetic fiber or ma-
terial that is substantially resistant to 
damage from mold, mildew, and other 

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