1、901 Federal Aviation Administration, DOT Pt. 103 miles and have a flash frequency of at least 40, and not more than 100, cycles per minute. (c) No person may operate an un-manned free balloon that is equipped with a trailing antenna that requires an impact force of more than 50 pounds to break it at
2、 any point, unless the an-tenna has colored pennants or stream-ers that are attached at not more than 50 foot intervals and that are visible for at least one mile. (d) No person may operate between sunrise and sunset an unmanned free balloon that is equipped with a suspen-sion device (other than a h
3、ighly con-spicuously colored open parachute) more than 50 feet along, unless the sus-pension device is colored in alternate bands of high conspicuity colors or has colored pennants or streamers attached which are visible for at least one mile. (Sec. 6(c), Department of Transportation Act (49 U.S.C.
4、1655(c) Doc. No. 1457, 29 FR 47, Jan. 3, 1964, as amended by Amdt. 1012, 32 FR 5254, Mar. 29, 1967; Amdt. 1014, 39 FR 22252, June 21, 1974 101.37 Notice requirements. (a) Prelaunch notice: Except as pro-vided in paragraph (b) of this section, no person may operate an unmanned free balloon unless, wi
5、thin 6 to 24 hours before beginning the operation, he gives the following information to the FAA ATC facility that is nearest to the place of intended operation: (1) The balloon identification. (2) The estimated date and time of launching, amended as necessary to re-main within plus or minus 30 minu
6、tes. (3) The location of the launching site. (4) The cruising altitude. (5) The forecast trajectory and esti-mated time to cruising altitude or 60,000 feet standard pressure altitude, whichever is lower. (6) The length and diameter of the balloon, length of the suspension de-vice, weight of the payl
7、oad, and length of the trailing antenna. (7) The duration of flight. (8) The forecast time and location of impact with the surface of the earth. (b) For solar or cosmic disturbance investigations involving a critical time element, the information in paragraph (a) of this section shall be given withi
8、n 30 minutes to 24 hours before beginning the operation. (c) Cancellation notice: If the oper-ation is canceled, the person who in-tended to conduct the operation shall immediately notify the nearest FAA ATC facility. (d) Launch notice: Each person oper-ating an unmanned free balloon shall notify th
9、e nearest FAA or military ATC facility of the launch time imme-diately after the balloon is launched. 101.39 Balloon position reports. (a) Each person operating an un-manned free balloon shall: (1) Unless ATC requires otherwise, monitor the course of the balloon and record its position at least ever
10、y two hours; and (2) Forward any balloon position re-ports requested by ATC. (b) One hour before beginning de-scent, each person operating an un-manned free balloon shall forward to the nearest FAA ATC facility the fol-lowing information regarding the bal-loon: (1) The current geographical position.
11、 (2) The altitude. (3) The forecast time of penetration of 60,000 feet standard pressure altitude (if applicable). (4) The forecast trajectory for the balance of the flight. (5) The forecast time and location of impact with the surface of the earth. (c) If a balloon position report is not recorded f
12、or any two-hour period of flight, the person operating an un-manned free balloon shall immediately notify the nearest FAA ATC facility. The notice shall include the last re-corded position and any revision of the forecast trajectory. The nearest FAA ATC facility shall be notified imme-diately when t
13、racking of the balloon is re-established. (d) Each person operating an un-manned free balloon shall notify the nearest FAA ATC facility when the op-eration is ended. PART 103ULTRALIGHT VEHICLES Subpart AGeneral Sec. 103.1 Applicability. 103.3 Inspection requirements. VerDate Mar2010 11:09 Mar 07, 20
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15、bpart BOperating 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 pro
16、ximity of certain areas designated by notice to airmen. 103.21 Visual reference with the surface. 103.23 Flight visibility and cloud clearance requirements. AUTHORITY: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 4010340104, 40113, 44701. SOURCE: Docket No. 21631, 47 FR 38776, Sept. 2, 1982, unless otherwise noted. Subpart AG
17、eneral 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
18、 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
19、 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 Insp
20、ection 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 Admini
21、strator, 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) Notwith
22、standing 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) N
23、otwithstanding 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 per
24、taining to registration and marking of aircraft, ultralight vehicles are not required to be registered or to bear markings of any type. Subpart BOperating 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 propert
25、y. (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) o
26、f 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: VerDate Mar2010 11:09 Mar 07, 2011 Jkt 223044 PO 00000 Frm 00
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28、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
29、. (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 co
30、ngested 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 d
31、esignated for an air-port unless that person has prior au-thorization from the ATC facility hav-ing jurisdiction over that airspace. Amdt. 10317, 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 ar
32、eas 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, 91.14
33、1, 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. FAA20008274, 66 FR 47378, Sept. 11, 2001 103.21 Visual reference with the sur-face. No person ma
34、y 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
35、, 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
36、 . 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
37、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. More than 1,200 feet above the surface but less than 10,000 feet MSL.1 statute mile . 500 feet below. 1,000 feet
38、 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. 10317, 56 FR 65662, Dec. 17, 1991 VerDate Mar2010 11:09 Mar 07, 2011 Jkt 223044 PO 00000 Frm 00913 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:SGML223044.XXX 223044wwoods2 on DSK1DXX6B1PROD with CFRProvided by IHSNot for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-
