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Absolute lowest altitude you can fly (legally)



 
 
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Old January 3rd 07, 12:39 AM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
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Default Absolute lowest altitude you can fly (legally)

On 2 Jan 2007 10:36:53 -0800, "Robert M. Gary"
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Above open water, you can fly as low as you want, as long as you don't
buzz a boat or swimmer, etc.


Same thing over land as long as you maintain the FAR clearances.


That was always very frustrating for me when I was flying sea planes.
Even though technically for landing you can get closer our OPs Specs
required us to stay above 500feet w/i 1/2 mile of any person, structure


Around here that'd be impossible. On top of that it's not just water
skiiers, but boats and jet skies(personal watercraft) try to see just
how close they can get.

of vessel. That made it hard sometimes to land. We'd fly final weaving
around to avoid getting close to water skiiers. Sometimes they'd come
right up to us as we're taking off. Very frustrating. On a giant lake
these little skiiers would seek you out. Sometimes, flying between the
canyon walls setting up for landing, you'd come upon a boat sitting
there fishing. Nothing you can do about that.


Yup! I loved that opening scene from "Always". :-))

-Robert

Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member)
(N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair)
www.rogerhalstead.com
 




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