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Article #2140Re: Breaking one FAR can ruin your whole day.
From: 'Kent Walker'
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 20:41
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 20:41
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In <1993Jan21.153202.17819@aio.jsc.nasa.gov> horn@freefall.jsc.nasa.gov writes: > 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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Subject: Re: Breaking one FAR can ruin your whole day.
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