I woke up this morning to sunshine and thunder, with occasional dumps of rain on the runway(along with rainbows!), so it looked like a good morning to stick around and clean up a few loose ends. One of those things I'd been meaning to do was research a debate we had at a recent hangar flying session with regards to aerobatics under the veil of Class B Airspace.
I admit that I have been operating under the influence of what I was told, rather than what I had researched. The good thing is that I was operating more conservatively than I needed to be (rather than the other way around)! Basically, I recall being taught that you weren't allowed to conduct aerobatic flight under the veil of Class B. I vaguely remembered a FAR that addressed this, it sounded reasonably conservative, so I have tried to obey the limitation.
After some web searching while sipping this morning's juice, it turns out that this WAS the FAA's interpretation until several years ago, when a gentleman from Minnesota nd the EAA challenged it. What I found totally amazing is that the FAA issued a letter saying that it had MADE A MISTAKE in it's earlier interpretation, and that the restriction only applies to where the Class B (C and D as well) touches the ground. So it's legally OK to do that roll under the outer ring!
Here is a link to the letter from the FAA.
(I'm sure this is old news to many folks here, but there may be one or two other folks that weren't sure, like I was....)
OK, so now if the rain showers clear up, I can go do a few victory rolls....underneath the outer ring, of course....(and above a safe altitude, not in an airport traffic pattern, not over a populated area, etc.....)
Paul
I admit that I have been operating under the influence of what I was told, rather than what I had researched. The good thing is that I was operating more conservatively than I needed to be (rather than the other way around)! Basically, I recall being taught that you weren't allowed to conduct aerobatic flight under the veil of Class B. I vaguely remembered a FAR that addressed this, it sounded reasonably conservative, so I have tried to obey the limitation.
After some web searching while sipping this morning's juice, it turns out that this WAS the FAA's interpretation until several years ago, when a gentleman from Minnesota nd the EAA challenged it. What I found totally amazing is that the FAA issued a letter saying that it had MADE A MISTAKE in it's earlier interpretation, and that the restriction only applies to where the Class B (C and D as well) touches the ground. So it's legally OK to do that roll under the outer ring!
Here is a link to the letter from the FAA.
(I'm sure this is old news to many folks here, but there may be one or two other folks that weren't sure, like I was....)
OK, so now if the rain showers clear up, I can go do a few victory rolls....underneath the outer ring, of course....(and above a safe altitude, not in an airport traffic pattern, not over a populated area, etc.....)
Paul
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