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Old January 2nd 07, 05:52 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting,rec.aviation.student
Mark Hansen
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Default Absolute lowest altitude you can fly (legally)

On 01/02/07 09:46, Robert M. Gary wrote:
Mxsmanic wrote:
What regulations determine the absolute lowest altitude you can fly
above the ground in the U.S.? I understand that the area just above
the ground is usually Class G outside airports, and it only goes up to
700 or 1200 feet most of the time ... which implies that you can
actually fly at 500 feet AGL if you want. But is there some other
regulation that prohibits aircraft from flying this low, in general or
in certain conditions/areas?


There was a video of a Yak that was making sparks on the runway. I
would say that's just about as low as you can go.


Well, I guess you can go lower if you don't mind making your own hole ;-\


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