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§ 101.29
§ 101.23
General operating limitations.
(a) You must operate an amateur
rocket in such a manner that it:
(1) Is launched on a suborbital trajec-
tory;
(2) When launched, must not cross
into the territory of a foreign country
unless an agreement is in place be-
tween the United States and the coun-
try of concern;
(3) Is unmanned; and
(4) Does not create a hazard to per-
sons, property, or other aircraft.
(b) The FAA may specify additional
operating limitations necessary to en-
sure that air traffic is not adversely af-
fected, and public safety is not jeopard-
ized.
[Doc. No. FAA–2007–27390, 73 FR 73781, Dec. 4,
2008]
§ 101.25
Operating limitations for
Class 2-High Power Rockets and
Class 3-Advanced High Power Rock-
ets.
When operating
Class 2-High Power
Rockets or Class 3-Advanced High Power
Rockets, you must comply with the
General Operating Limitations of
§ 101.23. In addition, you must not oper-
ate
Class 2-High Power Rockets or Class
3-Advanced High Power Rockets—
(a) At any altitude where clouds or
obscuring phenomena of more than
five-tenths coverage prevails;
(b) At any altitude where the hori-
zontal visibility is less than five miles;
(c) Into any cloud;
(d) Between sunset and sunrise with-
out prior authorization from the FAA;
(e) Within 9.26 kilometers (5 nautical
miles) of any airport boundary without
prior authorization from the FAA;
(f) In controlled airspace without
prior authorization from the FAA;
(g) Unless you observe the greater of
the following separation distances from
any person or property that is not asso-
ciated with the operations:
(1) Not less than one-quarter the
maximum expected altitude;
(2) 457 meters (1,500 ft.);
(h) Unless a person at least eighteen
years old is present, is charged with en-
suring the safety of the operation, and
has final approval authority for initi-
ating high-power rocket flight; and
(i) Unless reasonable precautions are
provided to report and control a fire
caused by rocket activities.
[74 FR 38092, July 31, 2009, as amended by
Amdt. 101–8, 74 FR 47435, Sept. 16, 2009]
§ 101.27
ATC notification for all
launches.
No person may operate an unmanned
rocket other than a Class 1—Model
Rocket unless that person gives the
following information to the FAA ATC
facility nearest to the place of in-
tended operation no less than 24 hours
before and no more than three days be-
fore beginning the operation:
(a) The name and address of the oper-
ator; except when there are multiple
participants at a single event, the
name and address of the person so des-
ignated as the event launch coordi-
nator, whose duties include coordina-
tion of the required launch data esti-
mates and coordinating the launch
event;
(b) Date and time the activity will
begin;
(c) Radius of the affected area on the
ground in nautical miles;
(d) Location of the center of the af-
fected area in latitude and longitude
coordinates;
(e) Highest affected altitude;
(f) Duration of the activity;
(g) Any other pertinent information
requested by the ATC facility.
[Doc. No. FAA–2007–27390, 73 FR 73781, Dec. 4,
2008, as amended at Doc. No. FAA–2007–27390,
74 FR 31843, July 6, 2009]
§ 101.29
Information requirements.
(a)
Class 2—High-Power Rockets. When
a Class 2—High-Power Rocket requires
a certificate of waiver or authoriza-
tion, the person planning the operation
must provide the information below on
each type of rocket to the FAA at least
45 days before the proposed operation.
The FAA may request additional infor-
mation if necessary to ensure the pro-
posed operations can be safely con-
ducted. The information shall include
for each type of Class 2 rocket expected
to be flown:
(1) Estimated number of rockets,
(2) Type of propulsion (liquid or
solid), fuel(s) and oxidizer(s),
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