On Wed, 23 Apr 2008 13:03:47 -0500, "Steven P. McNicoll"
wrote in
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"Larry Dighera" wrote in message
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Please explain how you determined 600 feet is 20% less than 500
feet. I wanna see your math.


Oops! Thanks for pointing out my error.




That is also a reasonable and non-contradictory interpretation. Your
inference may be implicit in the "In those cases, the aircraft may not
be operated closer than 500 feet to any person, vessel, vehicle, or
structure." wording of 91.119(b), but it's not explicit.


Altitude is explicitly a distance upward, not laterally.


Altitude isn't mentioned in that sentence. The word used is "closer."