Low flight regulations

abrutus

abrutus

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Just wondering if flying like these people do, btw in a breath taking scenery (or perhaps its just the HD video :P) would be ilegal in the states.
Take for instance the low flying at the river @ min 1:06

Either way, I would love a chance to do that!

http://www.tubewatcher.tv/182
 
Aside from the painfully cheesy dialogue and the inability for the sound guy to decide if they were in a turboprop or a P-51, that was pretty awesome. :rawk:

I've noticed the flaps thing in a lot of air to air videos. I'm guessing it's so they can fly slow enough to where they don't outrun the chase helicopter.
 
§ 91.119 Minimum safe altitudes: General.

Except when necessary for takeoff or landing, no person may operate an aircraft below the following altitudes:
(a) Anywhere. An altitude allowing, if a power unit fails, an emergency landing without undue hazard to persons or property on the surface.
(b) Over congested areas. Over any congested area of a city, town, or settlement, or over any open air assembly of persons, an altitude of 1,000 feet above the highest obstacle within a horizontal radius of 2,000 feet of the aircraft.
(c) Over other than congested areas. An altitude of 500 feet above the surface, except over open water or sparsely populated areas. In those cases, the aircraft may not be operated closer than 500 feet to any person, vessel, vehicle, or structure.
(d) Helicopters, powered parachutes, and weight-shift-control aircraft. If the operation is conducted without hazard to persons or property on the surface—
(1) A helicopter may be operated at less than the minimums prescribed in paragraph (b) or (c) of this section, provided each person operating the helicopter complies with any routes or altitudes specifically prescribed for helicopters by the FAA; and
(2) A powered parachute or weight-shift-control aircraft may be operated at less than the minimums prescribed in paragraph (c) of this section.
 
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