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14 CFR Ch. I (1–1–24 Edition) 

Pt. 103 

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 tracking 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 103—ULTRALIGHT VEHICLES 

Subpart A—General 

Sec. 
103.1

Applicability. 

103.3

Inspection requirements. 

103.5

Waivers. 

103.7

Certification and registration. 

Subpart B—Operating 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 proximity 

of certain areas designated by notice to 
airmen. 

103.21

Visual reference with the surface. 

103.23

Flight visibility and cloud clearance 

requirements. 

A

UTHORITY

: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40103–40104, 

40113, 44701. 

S

OURCE

: Docket No. 21631, 47 FR 38776, 

Sept. 2, 1982, unless otherwise noted. 

Subpart A—General 

§ 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 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 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

Inspection 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 
Administrator, 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) Notwithstanding 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) Notwithstanding 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 pertaining to registration and 
marking of aircraft, ultralight vehicles 
are not required to be registered or to 
bear markings of any type. 

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