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- From: WALKERK@ssvax1.ssd.loral.com ('Kent Walker')
- Subject: Re: Breaking one FAR can ruin your whole day.
- In-Reply-To: horn@freefall.jsc.nasa.gov's message of 21 Jan 93 15:32:02 GMT
- Message-ID: <1993Jan21.204105.13141@wdl.loral.com>
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- Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 20:41:05 GMT
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- In <1993Jan21.153202.17819@aio.jsc.nasa.gov> horn@freefall.jsc.nasa.gov writes:
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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).
- >
- Hmmmm.... Isn't the "Cloud Question" on the USPA license exams anymore? I seem
- to recall it being asked on every test, A through D.
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