"George Patterson" wrote in message
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Gary Drescher wrote:

Note though that it refers to "populated" places, not "congested" places.
"Congested" has technical meaning in the FARs (regarding altitude rules),
and it's not clear whether "populated" means the same thing.

It doesn't. According to the local FAA, the beaches around here are
congested areas during the summer season. They aren't congested in the
winter. Sandy Hook during summer is an example of an unpopulated congested
area.

Good point. I wonder though about the converse--are populated areas always
considered congested, or can there be (sparsely) populated areas that are
considered uncongested?

--Gary