Yep, did my homework on this some time ago. It's actually for any airspace
regardless of where it is in relation to an airfield. The AMA has added
the clause about being within so many miles of an airport. The AMA and the
FAA are working very closely together to set airspace guidelines as
Just an FYI,
Full scale (powered) aircraft have relatively low altitude limits (with
respect to the altitudes our gliders can and often fly at). For those of
you who may not know, those altitude restrictions are as follows:
In the airport traffic pattern (normally out to as far as 5 miles
Height limits for sailplanes Ha..
Look at this glider
http://marsairplane.larc.nasa.gov/reliability_2.html
AMA and the government didn't stop these
guys..
How are they going to find me way down there
Good luck!
Government can't even find O'sama bin
ladin..
Let alone keep watch on the
Needless to say, that glider had clearance to go where it did under very
controlled circumstances. The problem is that there are people flying in
controlled airspace as high as 15,000 feet with no coordination. Of
course, we can't get there with our thermal ships for obvious reasons but
the
Hi Jim
Al
^The FAA advisory currently limits us to 400'.^
That would be around airports not at the flying field.
Sorry Jim
Take care.
Al
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It's not limiting either. It's an advisory. It's like asking nicely.
-Ben
Albert E. Wedworth wrote:
Hi Jim
Al
^The FAA advisory currently limits us to 400'.^ That would be around
airports not at the flying field.
Sorry Jim
Take care.
Al
Albert E. Wedworth ( AL )
The Bag Lady Cell
On Thu, Jul 28, 2005 at 02:53:06PM -0700, Albert E. Wedworth wrote:
| ^The FAA advisory currently limits us to 400'.^
| That would be around airports not at the flying field.
You're probably thinking of the AMA rules. The FCC advisory in
question says something different. Read it yourself at
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