On Tue, 18 Apr 2006 17:11:00 -0500, "Jim Macklin"
wrote:

§ 101.13 Operating limitations.
(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section, no
person may operate a moored balloon or kite...
snip

You guys have all missed the essential part; see 101.1(a)(2), which
says the rest of 101 applies to:
"Except as provided for in §101.7, any kite that weighs more than 5
pounds and is intended to be flown at the end of a rope or cable."

So except for 101.7, which says that " No person may operate any
moored balloon, kite, unmanned rocket, or unmanned free balloon in a
manner that creates a hazard to other persons, or their property,"
there are NO specific restrictions on kits weighing less than 5 lbs...
you can legally fly it anywhere, anytime, any altitude.

Full text at http://tinyurl.com/l7vcr .

R/C models: AFAIK there are no FAA regulations. The AMA (Academy of
Model Aeronautics, the national aeromodelling organization) has a
voluntary safety code that says, among other things, "I will not fly
my model aircraft higher than approximately 400 feet above ground
level, when within three (3) miles of an airport without notifying
the airport operator. I will yield the right-of-way and avoid flying
in the proximity of full-scale aircraft, utilizing a spotter when
appropriate." R/C models regularly fly from my local airport (N04)
along with GA, ultralights, paragliders, you name it.

-Dana
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