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- From: horn@freefall.jsc.nasa.gov (Mark Horn)
- Newsgroups: rec.skydiving
- Subject: Re: Breaking one FAR can ruin your whole day.
- Message-ID: <1993Jan21.153202.17819@aio.jsc.nasa.gov>
- Date: 21 Jan 93 15:32:02 GMT
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- In article <1jledoINNdju@shelley.u.washington.edu> miolnir@stein.u.washington.edu (Miolnir) writes:
- >The only reg I see in the FAR's that actually applies to the jumper
- >says that you can't throw anything out of the plane unless "reasonable
- >precautions" are taken to prevent damage to persons or property on the
- >ground.
-
- What about the part that specifies clearance from clouds? I think it's part
- 105. Somewhere in there it says: if you're jumping from <10k' MSL you have to
- have 500' horizontal clearance from clouds, you must be at least 1000' above
- any clouds and at least 500' below any clouds (I'm not sure I remember the
- numbers correctly).
-
- In any case, it is fairly well established that punching clouds is prohibited
- by the FAA.
-
- Later,
- - sparkie
-