Combining Mixed-Use Flight Operations Safely at Airports (2016) / Chapter Skim
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73 An ultralight vehicle is a special type of vehicle allowed to operate in the air by FAA under its own regulatory statute, Part 103, which was promulgated in 1982 (14 CFR 103)
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74 Part 103 does prohibit the operation of an ultralight over congested areas. However, the term "congested area" has not been defined by the FAA or the NTSB.
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75 Although ultralight vehicle operators are not required to demonstrate any aeronautical knowledge or experience, failure to recognize and avoid certain airspace can be hazardous. It can also place the operator in violation of FAA regulations.
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76 • Within a traffic pattern, turns in an ultralight turns will generally be made sooner and closer to the runway than with a normal aircraft, so as to clear the area expediently. • Takeoff and landing distances will be considerably shorter than normal category aircraft.
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77 POWERED PARACHUTES AND GLIDERS There are two types of powered parachutes (also known as parafoils or paragliders)
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78 have the body and landing gear feature. A WSC aircraft is a powered aircraft with a framed pivoting wing and a fuselage controllable in pitch and roll only by the pilot's ability to change the aircraft's center of gravity with respect to the wing (FAA 2008b)
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79 occurs at airports that are private or not listed. For those airports, a NOTAM would require reference from either the nearest public-use airport or the closest VHF omnidirectional range navigational aid.
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