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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.

UTHORITY

: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40103–40104,

40113, 44701.

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;

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.

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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§ 103.23

Subpart B—Operating 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 property.

(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) of

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:

(1) The vehicle is equipped with an

operating anticollision light visible 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.

(b) No person may operate an ultra-

light vehicle in a manner that creates
a collision hazard with respect to any
aircraft.

the right-of-way to unpowered ultra-
lights.

§ 103.15

Operations over congested

areas.

No person may operate an ultralight

vehicle over any congested 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 designated for an air-
port unless that person has prior au-

thorization from the ATC facility hav-
ing jurisdiction over that airspace.

[Amdt. 103–17, 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
areas 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,
§ 91.141, § 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. FAA–2000–8274, 66 FR 47378, Sept.
11, 2001]

§ 103.21

Visual reference with the sur-

face.

No person may 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, 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 .................

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.

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Pt. 105

Airspace Flight

visibility

Distance from

clouds

At or above

10,000 feet
MSL.

5 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 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. 103–17, 56 FR 65662, Dec. 17, 1991]

PART 105—PARACHUTE

OPERATIONS

Subpart A—General

Sec.
105.1

Applicability.

105.3

Definitions.

105.5

General.

105.7

use of alcohol and drugs.

105.9

Inspections.

Subpart B—Operating Rules

105.13

Radio equipment and use require-

ments.

105.15

Information required and notice of

cancellation or postponement of a para-
chute operation.

105.17

Flight visibility and clearance from

cloud requirements.

105.19

Parachute operations between sunset

and sunrise.

105.21

Parachute operations over or into a

congested area or an open-air assembly
of persons.

105.23

Parachute operations over or onto

airports.

105.25

Parachute operations in designated

airspace.

Subpart C—Parachute Equipment and

Packing

105.41

Applicability.

105.43

Use of single-harness, dual-parachute

systems.

105.45

Use of tandem parachute systems.

105.47

Use of static lines.

105.49

Foreign parachutists and equipment.

UTHORITY

: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40113–40114,

44701–44702, 44721.

OURCE

: Docket No. FAA–1999–5483, 66 FR

23553, May 9, 2001, unless otherwise noted.

§ 105.1

Applicability.

(a) Except as provided in paragraphs

(b) and (c) of this section, this part pre-
scribes rules governing parachute oper-
ations conducted in the United States.

(b) This part does not apply to a

parachute operation conducted—

(1) In response to an in-flight emer-

gency, or

(2) To meet an emergency on the sur-

face when it is conducted at the direc-
tion or with the approval of an agency
of the United States, or of a State,
Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia,
or a possession of the United States, or
an agency or political subdivision
thereof.

105.17, 105.19 through 105.23, 105.25(a)(1)
and 105.27 of this part do not apply to
a parachute operation conducted by a
member of an Armed Force—

(1) Over or within a restricted area

when that area is under the control of
an Armed Force.

(2) During military operations in un-

controlled airspace.

§ 105.3

Definitions.

For the purposes of this part—
Approved parachute means a para-

chute manufactured under a type cer-
tificate or a Technical Standard Order
(C–23 series), or a personnel-carrying
U.S. military parachute (other than a
high altitude, high speed, or ejection
type) identified by a Navy Air Facility,
an Army Air Field, and Air Force-Navy
drawing number, an Army Air Field
order number, or any other military
designation or specification number.

Automatic Activation Device means a

self-contained mechanical or electro-
mechanical device that is attached to
the interior of the reserve parachute
container, which automatically initi-
ates parachute deployment of the re-
serve parachute at a pre-set altitude,
time, percentage of terminal velocity,
or combination thereof.

Direct Supervision means that a cer-

tificated rigger personally observes a
non-certificated person packing a main
parachute to the extent necessary to

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