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FAR Part 103 Ultralight Vehicles – PPG Zone
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This part prescribes rules governing the operation of ultralight  vehicles in the United States. For the purposes of this part, an  ultralight vehicle is a vehicle that:
1. Weighs less than 254 pounds empty weight,  excluding floats and safety devices which are intended for deployment in  a potentially catastrophic situation;
2. Has a fuel capacity not exceeding 5 U5. gallons;
3. Is not capable of more than 55 knots calibrated airspeed at full power in level flight; and
4. Has a power-off stall speed which does not exceed 24 knots calibrated airspeed.
(a) Any person operating an ultralight vehicle under this part  shall upon request, allow the Administrator or his designee, to inspect  the vehicle to determine the applicability of this part.
(b) The pilot or operator of an ultralight must, upon request of  the Administrator, furnish satisfactory evidence that the vehicle is  subject only to the provisions of this part.
No person may conduct operations that require a deviation from  this part except under a written waiver issued by the Administrator.
(a) Notwithstanding any other section pertaining to  certification of aircraft or their parts or equipment, ultralight  vehicles and their component parts and equipment are not required to  meet the airworthiness certification standards specified for aircraft or to have certificates of airworthiness.
(b) Notwithstanding any other section pertaining to airman  certification operators of ultralight vehicles are not required to meet  any aeronautical knowledge, age, or experience requirements to operate  those vehicles or to have airman or medical certificates.
(c) Notwithstanding any other section pertaining to registration and marking of aircraft, ultralight vehicles are not required to be  registered or to bear markings of any type.
(a) Each person operating an ultralight vehicle shall maintain  vigilance so as to see and avoid aircraft and shall yield the  right-of-way to all aircraft.
(b) No person may operate an ultralight vehicle in a manner that  creates a collision hazard with respect to any aircraft.
No person may operate an ultralight vehicle over any congested  area of a city, town or settlement, or over any open air assembly of  persons.
No person may operate an ultralight vehicle within an airport  traffic area, control zone, airport radar service area, terminal control  area, or positive control area unless that person has prior  authorization from the air traffic control facility having jurisdiction  over that airspace.
[Doc. No. 23708, 50 FR 9259, Mar. 6, 1985]
EFFECTIVE DATE NOTE: By Amdt. 103-4, 56 FR 65662,  Dec. 17 1991
§103.17 was revised, effective September 16, 1993. For the  convenience of the user, the revised text follows.
No person may operate an ultralight vehicle within Class A,  Class B, Class C, or Class D airspace or within the lateral boundaries  of the surface area of Class E airspace designated for an airport unless  that person has prior authorization from the ATC facility having  jurisdiction over that airspace.
No person may operate an ultralight vehicle in areas designated  in a Notice to Airmen under § 91.137, § 91.138, § 91.141, § 91.143 or §  91.145 of this chapter, unless authorized by:
No person may operate an ultralight vehicle when the flight  visibility or distance from clouds is less than that in the table found  below. All operations in Class A, Class B, Class C, and Class D airspace  or Class E airspace designated for an airport must receive prior ATC  authorization as required in §103.17 of this part.
Class A (18,000' MSL & up) Not Applicable Not Applicable
Class B (former TCA) 3 statute miles Clear of Clouds.
Class C (former ARSN) 3 statute miles 500 feet below. 1,000 feet above. 2,000 feet horizontal.
Class D (radio controlled tower) 3 statute miles 500 feet below. 1,000 feet above. 2,000 feet horizontal.
Class E (open airspace)
Less than 10,000 feet MSL 3 statute miles 500 feet below, 1,000 feet above, 2,000 feet horizontal
At or above 10,000 feet MSL 5 statute miles 1,000 feet below, 1,000 feet above, 1 statute mile horizontal
Class G (open airspace)
1,200 feet or less above the surface (regardless of MSL altitude) 1 statute mile Clear of clouds
More than 1,200 feet above the surface but less than 10,000 feet MSL 1 statute mile, 500 feet below. 1,000 feet above. 2,000 feet horizontal.
More than 1,200 feet above the surface and at or above 10,000 feet MSL 5 statute miles, 1,000 feet below, 1,000 feet above, 1 statute mile horizontal
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