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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
S
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;
(c) At any altitude below 60,000 feet
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.
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