USAF F-16 Instructor Discusses Flying Into MOAs

"Larry Dighera" wrote in message
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I believe that 20% is a significant difference. In this case it
provides a cushion that arguably places the military aircraft far
enough beyond the 500 foot limit of 91.119(b), that there is little
chance of the AF incriminating themselves.


Ya think? Please explain how you determined 600 feet is 20% less than 500
feet. I wanna see your math.



Why do you believe that 20% diminishes the weight of my belief? What
distance do you believe would be adequate to overcome your disregard
for my belief?


The fact that you believe six hundred feet is markedly less than 500 feet is
what diminishes the weight of your belief.



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.