by Jeff Goin | Oct 31, 2020 | 09: Airspace, 10: Flying Anywhere, Recent
How we Know This is True Understanding Class E surface area can be a pain. And is somewhat controversial. The link above handles the controversy part. Above is a control tower airport (DBQ) and its D in dashed blue lines. X’s show what’s off-limits without...
by Jeff Goin | Oct 22, 2020 | 08: the Law, 10: Flying Anywhere, Recent
I get emails. This one concerned flying under power lines or bridges, so I’ll offer up my pair of pennies. There are two common questions: Is it legal? And is it safe? As usual, it depends. One thing: if it looks dangerous to you, it is! Does that opening, in...
by Jeff Goin | May 15, 2019 | 09: Airspace, 10: Flying Anywhere, Events
If you’re flying an ultralight into OSH it is mandatory to consult the current year’s NOTAM. This is merely an aid that overlays the 2017 procedures onto Google maps. Consider calling the NOTAM-listed phone number for ultralights before committing to find...
by Jeff Goin | May 14, 2019 | 08: the Law, 10: Flying Anywhere
Unfortunately, no, it’s Probably Not Legal To Fly From There Even if you have permission from the landowner, it may well not be legal for you to fly. Nobody will likely care, but if they do, there is probably a law. Many counties prohibit flying from anything...
by Jeff Goin | May 14, 2019 | 09: Airspace, 10: Flying Anywhere
At airports with Class E Surface area like the one depicted above, you need permission to fly there and inside the dashed magenta lines. These phone numbers may help although the best way is to call Flight Service (1800wxBrief) who will have the correct number or...
by Jeff Goin | May 12, 2019 | 08: the Law, 09: Airspace, 10: Flying Anywhere, 11: Controlled Airports
Jan 2020 was the deadline for aircraft (not ultralights) to get equipped with ADS-B. It transmits location, altitude, ID, what you had for lunch, and other bits to every other aircraft and internet eyeball on the planet. If you can deal with the privacy issue,...
by Jeff Goin | Apr 22, 2019 | 09: Airspace, 10: Flying Anywhere
Powered paragliding can be done almost anywhere so careful choices must be made. You want to fly inside the dashed magenta lines? It’s easy in Class D (control tower) because there’s someone to ask. But what about airports like Truth Or Consequences (TCS)...
by Jeff Goin | Apr 22, 2019 | 09: Airspace, 10: Flying Anywhere
If you fly high, look out. A surprising amount of air traffic zips through airspace that we are allowed to use. Making matters worse is that we probably only see a fraction of the airplanes that pass within a mile of us. You can almost count on it that they...
by Jeff Goin | Apr 17, 2019 | 08: the Law, 09: Airspace, 10: Flying Anywhere
Section III Mastering The Sport | Chapter 17 | See also Airspace for Paramotor Pilots These instructions show how to overlay a sectional chart onto a Google Earth map. This allows you to pinpoint your launch site with Google Earth then overlay the sectional chart to...
