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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;

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;

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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§ 101.31

(3) Description of the launcher(s)

planned to be used, including any air-
borne platform(s),

(4) Description of recovery system,
(5) Highest altitude, above ground

level, expected to be reached,

(6) Launch site latitude, longitude,

and elevation, and

(7) Any additional safety procedures

that will be followed.

(b)

Class 3—Advanced High-Power

Rockets. When a Class 3—Advanced
High-Power Rocket requires a certifi-
cate of waiver or authorization the per-
son planning the operation must pro-
vide the information below for 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 3 rocket expected
to be flown:

(1) The information requirements of

paragraph (a) of this section,

(2) Maximum possible range,
(3) The dynamic stability character-

istics for the entire flight profile,

(4) A description of all major rocket

systems, including structural, pneu-
matic, propellant, propulsion, ignition,
electrical, avionics, recovery, wind-
weighting, flight control, and tracking,

(5) A description of other support

equipment necessary for a safe oper-
ation,

(6) The planned flight profile and se-

quence of events,

(7) All nominal impact areas, includ-

ing those for any spent motors and
other discarded hardware, within three
standard deviations of the mean im-
pact point,

(8) Launch commit criteria,
(9) Countdown procedures, and
(10) Mishap procedures.

[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]

Subpart D—Unmanned Free

Balloons

OURCE

: Docket No. 1457, 29 FR 47, Jan. 3,

1964, unless otherwise noted.

§ 101.31

Applicability.

This subpart applies to the operation

of unmanned free balloons. However, a
person operating an unmanned free bal-
loon within a restricted area must
comply only with § 101.33 (d) and (e) and
with any additional limitations that
are imposed by the using or controlling
agency, as appropriate.

§ 101.33

Operating limitations.

No person may operate an unmanned

free balloon—

(a) Unless otherwise authorized by

ATC, below 2,000 feet above the surface
within the lateral boundaries of the
surface areas of Class B, Class C, Class
D, or Class E airspace designated for an
airport;

(b) At any altitude where there are

clouds or obscuring phenomena of more
than five-tenths coverage;

standard pressure altitude where the
horizontal visibility is less than five
miles;

(d) During the first 1,000 feet of as-

cent, over a congested area of a city,
town, or settlement or an open-air as-
sembly of persons not associated with
the operation; or

(e) In such a manner that impact of

the balloon, or part thereof including
its payload, with the surface creates a
hazard to persons or property not asso-
ciated with the operation.

[Doc. No. 1457, 29 FR 47, Jan. 3, 1964, as
amended by Amdt. 101–5, 56 FR 65662, Dec. 17,
1991]

§ 101.35

Equipment and marking re-

quirements.

(a) No person may operate an un-

manned free balloon unless—

(1) It is equipped with at least two

payload cut-down systems or devices
that operate independently of each
other;

(2) At least two methods, systems,

devices, or combinations thereof, that
function independently of each other,
are employed for terminating the
flight of the balloon envelope; and

(3) The balloon envelope is equipped

with a radar reflective device(s) or ma-
terial that will present an echo to sur-
face radar operating in the 200 MHz to
2700 MHz frequency range.