Can a powered parachute fly over town? Can a powered paraglider fly over town?

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Flying over town depends upon whether you are flying an ultralight or a certified aircraft, what exactly you are flying over, and the airspace you are flying in.
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Ultralights:
Part 103, Section 103.15 (Operations over congested areas.) says, “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.”
Section 103.17 Operations in certain airspace.
“No person may operate an ultralight vehicle within Class A, Class B, Class C, or Class D airspace or within the lateral boundaries of the surface area of Class E airspace designated for an airport unless that person has prior authorization from the ATC facility having jurisdiction over that airspace."
N-numbered powered parachutes.
First of all, there are no rules saying that N-numbered powered parachutes can’t fly over congested areas.
But there are rules that certified pilots (of all kinds of aircraft) have to pay attention to.) Let’s start with minimum safe altitude rules.
Instead of Part 103, the ultralight rules, certified pilots need to refer to Part 91, General Operating and Flight Rules.
And specifically, pilots need to look at Section 91.119 Minimum safe altitudes: General.
“Except when necessary for takeoff or landing, no person may operate an aircraft below the following altitudes:”
Paragraph (a) is the first one we want to look at, which refers to ‘anywhere’.
For ‘anywhere’, pilots need to stay at “an altitude allowing, if a power unit fails, an emergency landing without undue hazard to persons or property on the surface.”
Section 91.119, Paragraph (b)
“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.”
That means that you have to stay 1,000 feet above everything. But if something is higher than the average, it gets a protected area 1,000 feet above it specifically and 2,000 feet around it. If you are further than 2,000 feet away from it, you can go lower again. Well, at least down to 1,000 feet above the shorter stuff.
Then there is the airspace over and around airports near town. While it is possible for N-numbered powered parachutes to enter into some of that airspace, it isn’t very likely to be legal.
First, most powered parachute sport pilots don’t have the logbook endorsements to go into airspace associated with control towers.
You also have to be sure that your aircraft has the right equipment to enter control tower airspace. That includes a powerful enough radio to talk to the tower from a few miles away. It also may mean that your powered parachute has to be equipped with ADSB out.
ADSB out allows your powered parachute to show up on the flight controllers radar. It is now mandated in aircraft that are flying in certain kinds of airspace. Those kinds of airspace include…
• Class A, B, and C airspace;
• Class E airspace at or above 10,000 feet mean sea level, excluding airspace at and below 2,500 feet above ground level;
• Within 30 nautical miles of a Class B primary airport (commonly known as the Mode C veil);
• And finally, above the ceiling and within the lateral boundaries of Class B or Class C airspace up to 10,000 feet;
This doesn’t cover very much of the airspace that powered parachutes normally want to fly in, but it covers a whole lot of airspace close to bigger cities.
Class B Airports in the USA
Arizona:
• Phoenix Sky Harbor Intl
California:
• Los Angeles Intl
• Marine Corps Air Station Miramar
• San Diego Intl
• San Francisco Intl
Colorado:
• Denver Intl
Florida:
• MCO / Orlando Intl
• Miami Intl
• Tampa Intl
Georgia:
• Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta Intl
Hawaii:
• Honolulu Intl
Illinois:
• Chicago-O'Hare Intl
Kentucky:
• Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Intl
Louisiana:
• Louis Armstrong New Orleans Intl
Maryland:
• Andrews Air Force Base
• Baltimore/Washington Intl
Massachusetts:
• Boston-Logan Intl
Michigan:
• Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County
Minnesota:
• Minneapolis-Saint Paul Intl
Missouri:
• Kansas City Intl.
• Lambert-St. Louis Intl
Nevada:
• Las Vegas-McCarran Intl
New Jersey:
• Newark Liberty Intl
New York:
• New York-John F. Kennedy Intl
• New York-La Guardia
North Carolina:
• Charlotte Douglas Intl
Ohio:
• Cleveland Hopkins Intl
Pennsylvania:
• Philadelphia Intl
• Pittsburgh Intl
Tennessee:
• Memphis Intl
Texas:
• Dallas/Fort Worth Intl
• Houston-Hobby (class B secondary airport)
• Houston-George Bush Intl
Utah:
• Salt Lake City Intl
Virginia:
• Ronald Reagan Washington National
• Washington Dulles Intl
Washington:
• Seattle-Tacoma Intl
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  • @StreamlineHRSolutions
    @StreamlineHRSolutions3 жыл бұрын

    I spent about three months trying to figure out the differences between PPC and PPG. Your videos have gone a long way to provide me with clarification. This video built on that education you have provided. Thank you!

  • @EasyFlight

    @EasyFlight

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for the feedback! I'm glad I was able to help!

  • @2006drz400supermoto

    @2006drz400supermoto

    8 ай бұрын

    Ones a backpack you fly with your hand controls other is more of a go kart type you control with feet and bigger engine

  • @pushrodify
    @pushrodify3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Roy!-this clears up a lot of questions I had.

  • @EasyFlight

    @EasyFlight

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks! It does get complicated. Then, on top of that, for ultralights people have to worry about individual interpretations of what is considered a congested area!

  • @DanJohnsonAffordableAviation
    @DanJohnsonAffordableAviation3 жыл бұрын

    Nice work, Roy! Good production values as well, but the information is king and you delivered it compactly yet comprehensively.

  • @EasyFlight

    @EasyFlight

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you, Dan! That is high praise coming from someone who has been doing this for years!

  • @mrsonor1090

    @mrsonor1090

    6 ай бұрын

    @@EasyFlight It's also the wrong information for many of us.

  • @randybeard6040
    @randybeard60403 жыл бұрын

    Crop Dusters fly low over my home and local city almost everyday--why not a motorized Parachute that only flies 30 mph....

  • @EasyFlight

    @EasyFlight

    3 жыл бұрын

    Hi Randy! I'm not sure about the rules pertaining to aerial applicators. I just know the ones that apply to conventional aircraft doing conventional operations!

  • @mikek1187
    @mikek11872 жыл бұрын

    Thank you!!

  • @EasyFlight

    @EasyFlight

    2 жыл бұрын

    You're welcome!

  • @The_Real_Indiana_Joe
    @The_Real_Indiana_Joe2 жыл бұрын

    I was taught never fly over anything you don't want to land in. Big corn will hurt you enough, no reason to take on any buildings. 😂 Quiet mode can get you!

  • @EasyFlight

    @EasyFlight

    2 жыл бұрын

    100%! Buildings will leave a mark!

  • @jcoghill2
    @jcoghill22 жыл бұрын

    Being a private pilot I would quickly become an airspace violator if I went PPG. Too used to going where I want. You throw either Mode C and/or ADSB into the requirements and now you have a pretty advanced electrical system to be installed and you aren't doing that to your body. Trikes become mandatory when you start adding radio equipment.

  • @jordang1814
    @jordang18143 жыл бұрын

    You should come fly in Utah in the winter!

  • @EasyFlight

    @EasyFlight

    3 жыл бұрын

    LOL. I'm cold enough in Florida!

  • @jeffjensen27
    @jeffjensen273 жыл бұрын

    Altitude is Your Friend ☝️

  • @EasyFlight

    @EasyFlight

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yes is is!

  • @The_Real_Indiana_Joe

    @The_Real_Indiana_Joe

    2 жыл бұрын

    My instructor always said, altitude is insurance 😉

  • @MrLink129
    @MrLink1292 ай бұрын

    This video is extremely informative. I still am a bit confused. There is a public park with about 2 football fields of runway. If I take my PPG and launch from there it is nothing but houses upon houses for about 10 miles. Could I fly over all of them above 1000 feet above the highest structure to make it 10 miles to the beach?

  • @EasyFlight

    @EasyFlight

    2 ай бұрын

    Unfortunately, no. There are different rules for N-numbered aircraft and ultralights.

  • @MrLink129

    @MrLink129

    Ай бұрын

    @@EasyFlight Thanks.

  • @brianalsum7706
    @brianalsum770611 ай бұрын

    Didnt really answer the question, what about a neighhood outside of ABCD airpace? I live in a rural area.. is a town or neighborhood considered a congested area?

  • @EasyFlight

    @EasyFlight

    11 ай бұрын

    Airspace has nothing to do with congestion. It depends on how dense the neighborhood is and what the federal judge thinks.

  • @brianalsum7706

    @brianalsum7706

    11 ай бұрын

    @@EasyFlight yes so what is that? I’ve been searching for this answer for a long time and have yet to find a definitive.

  • @mrsonor1090
    @mrsonor10906 ай бұрын

    Yes, you can fly over a town. Just keep the minimum 1000 feet or 300 meters. If no town, then 50 meters. If you want to go below that you need a written okey from the landowner. Not sure that everyone is following that and contact the land owner, but the rule is there to protect animals like cows and horses, and of course not to annoy people, ha ha.

  • @EasyFlight

    @EasyFlight

    5 ай бұрын

    Thanks! What country is that for?

  • @mrsonor1090

    @mrsonor1090

    5 ай бұрын

    @@EasyFlight Sweden :)

  • @wadadli4sun
    @wadadli4sun2 жыл бұрын

    Maybe not the best video to post under, but I'd appreciate your view. Is my thought process here right? § 103.11 (2) All operations are conducted in uncontrolled airspace. And: § 103.17 Operations in certain airspace. No person may operate an ultralight vehicle within Class A, Class B, Class C, or Class D airspace or within the lateral boundaries of the surface area of Class E airspace designated for an airport unless that person has prior authorization from the ATC facility having jurisdiction over that airspace. So this would limit all flight to class G with maximum altitude in general to 1200' (700') agl with 14500' msl in certain areas out west plus through class E after prior permission as per $103.17. Is that your interpretation too?

  • @Marg1312

    @Marg1312

    2 жыл бұрын

    Surface-level class E airspace designated for airports is depicted on charts as a dashed red line. This circles airports which are somewhat busy but are not busy enough to have a control tower. So, one could not fly an ultralight over that area. Any other class E airspace should be okay.

  • @deanfowlkes

    @deanfowlkes

    Жыл бұрын

    Class E airport designated for an airport is only the Class E within 4 mile radius of the airport and at or below 2500 AGL according to Part 91.127. It may also include Class E Extensions to the surface that are designated for Instrument Approach Procedures.

  • @kazemsharifan1372

    @kazemsharifan1372

    8 ай бұрын

    Pp p

  • @foobarmaximus3506
    @foobarmaximus3506 Жыл бұрын

    Here goes Sea Lawyer again. lol

  • @EasyFlight

    @EasyFlight

    Жыл бұрын

    😀 Thanks for visiting the channel!

  • @killtime351
    @killtime3516 ай бұрын

    how'd you get into the paper plate?

  • @EasyFlight

    @EasyFlight

    5 ай бұрын

    @killtime351 😀 it was tough. It involved a copy machine and a chainsaw.

  • @thegeniusfool
    @thegeniusfool2 жыл бұрын

    So, the short answer was: hell, no!

  • @raffly4449
    @raffly44492 жыл бұрын

    ADSB out AND a mode C transponder….

  • @EasyFlight

    @EasyFlight

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yes, anymore if you fly where you need a mode C transponder, then you also need ADSB out!

  • @parajerry

    @parajerry

    2 ай бұрын

    There is a specific exemption for aircraft without an electrical system, such as a glider. Wouldn't a registered Paraplane meet that definition? Even many old biplanes meet the definition. I don;t know if an installed radio indicates an electrical system, but many of us use a handheld aviation radio, so, no electrical system. I know this video covers the 'standard' rules, but getting into the nitty gritty specifics may change a few requirements for specific situations.

  • @AJ-mx1in
    @AJ-mx1in2 ай бұрын

    Comment

  • @homertalk
    @homertalk2 жыл бұрын

    I live under class delta, only the Jet Pack man is allowed to fly here.

  • @razorsharpbt124

    @razorsharpbt124

    Жыл бұрын

    There is no under Delta airspace.

  • @deanfowlkes

    @deanfowlkes

    Жыл бұрын

    I am hoping he meant within Class Delta Airspace.

  • @DantesTyphoon
    @DantesTyphoon Жыл бұрын

    Keep in mind private land owners also own the air space above that land. It doesn't matter how rural or high you fly if you are causing undue distress to people OR ANIMALS and disrupt thier enjoyment of their property. You can be sued if you disturb a farmers livestock so the laws don't go away when you fly outside of town. Just stay legally and physically safe and respectful.

  • @EasyFlight

    @EasyFlight

    Жыл бұрын

    Hi Dante! Thanks for commenting! What is the law or regulation that states that land owners own the airspace above their land?

  • @brandonhaines4199

    @brandonhaines4199

    Жыл бұрын

    I’ve always heard the opposite that you don’t own the air space above the land you own

  • @deanfowlkes

    @deanfowlkes

    Жыл бұрын

    Actually, the statement made by the original poster is false. The airspace above any land is owned and managed by the federal government as the US National Airspace. The landowners right to use the airspace ends at the level of the top of their structures. Air rights are only a thing in certain cities and states. It applies to building or developing in the air above certain land. It does not apply to flying in that same air. However, some municipalities have ordinances against noise pollution and disturbances that can apply to airborne operations.

  • @DantesTyphoon

    @DantesTyphoon

    Жыл бұрын

    @@EasyFlight Supreme court case law established in US v. Causby. This has been long standing and has been upheld in many cases since.

  • @DantesTyphoon

    @DantesTyphoon

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@@deanfowlkes are you able to point to any evidence that this is false? I'd gladly accept new information but the case law has been very clear on this since 1946 with US v. Causby. If for some reason regulatory agencies say different it does not matter as the supreme court ruling overrides whatever they would say. Edit just to clarify that the case confirmed airspace above private land is to be used as a public easement. The public easements are essential for travel, commerce and utility but using easements do not release ownership nor do they allow for recreational use or use that would upset the living pleasure of the property owner. This is to say you can fly over private land as long as you aren't disturbing the occupants or property. Just fly respectfully, that's all I was saying in the original comment.

  • @j.a.1785
    @j.a.1785 Жыл бұрын

    We have one that flies over all the time. So obnoxious. Should be treated like a Chinese spy balloon...

  • @EasyFlight

    @EasyFlight

    Жыл бұрын

    Sorry that is happening.

  • @btchhopperou812

    @btchhopperou812

    Жыл бұрын

    1 what, 747?

  • @JohnRohoboth
    @JohnRohoboth Жыл бұрын

    BEGIN around 1:20 - you're welcome

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