14 CFR 91.303 — Aerobatic Flight
Prohibits aerobatic flight over congested areas, below 1,500 AGL, with less than 3 SM visibility, near airways, near airports, and when carrying passengers unless they agree.
Regulation Text
No person may operate an aircraft in aerobatic flight: over any congested area of a city, town, or settlement; over an open air assembly of persons; within the lateral boundaries of surface Class B, C, D, or E airspace designated for an airport; within 4 nautical miles of the center of a Federal airway; below 1,500 feet above the surface; when flight visibility is less than 3 statute miles.
Note: This is an excerpt. Refer to the full regulation in eCFR for the complete text.
Plain-English Explanation
Aerobatic flight (any intentional maneuver involving abnormal attitudes or abrupt changes) has strict location requirements: not over cities, crowds, near airports with controlled airspace, near airways, below 1,500 feet AGL, or with less than 3 miles visibility. You also need parachutes for all occupants when bank exceeds 60 degrees or pitch exceeds 30 degrees nose up or down (per 91.307). These rules keep aerobatic flying safely away from populated areas and other traffic.
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Related Regulations
14 CFR 91.307 — Parachutes and Parachuting
Parachutes required for all occupants when pitch exceeds 30 degrees nose up/down or bank exceeds 60 degrees, with exceptions for flight training maneuvers.
§91.1314 CFR 91.13 — Careless or Reckless Operation
Prohibits operating an aircraft in a careless or reckless manner so as to endanger the life or property of another.
§91.11914 CFR 91.119 — Minimum Safe Altitudes
1,000 feet above obstacles in congested areas (within 2,000 ft horizontal), 500 feet AGL over uncongested areas, and safe altitude over open water or sparsely populated areas.
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