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Balloon launches

Weather?

Interesting, but it sounds a bit VFR limited....

From the FARs

?101.33 Operating limitations.

No person may operate an unmanned free balloon --

(a) Unless otherwise authorized by ATC, below 2,000 feet above the surface within the lateral boundaries of the surface areas of Class B, Class C, Class D, or Class E airspace designated for an airport;

(b) At any altitude where there are clouds or obscuring phenomena of more than five-tenths coverage;

(c) At any altitude below 60,000 feet standard pressure altitude where the horizontal visibility is less than five miles;

(d) During the first 1,000 feet of ascent, over a congested area of a city, town, or settlement or an open-air assembly of persons not associated with the operation; or

(e) In such a manner that impact of the balloon, or part thereof including its payload, with the surface creates a hazard to persons or property not associated with the operation.

[Doc. No. 1457, 29 FR 47, Jan. 3, 1964, as amended by Amdt. 101-5, 56 FR 65662, Dec. 17, 1991]

Full regs. here - a Kalifornia web site, but quoting Federal Regulations....

http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/planning/aeronaut/htmlfile/part101.php#Sec. 101.31

No internet if it's cloudy...:rolleyes:

gil A

This stuff just came up a few weeks ago when a Real Estate development flew a large tethered advertising balloon next to our emergency runway... they were surprised when I handed them a copy of the Federal regulation...:)
 
The people tracking the downed payload sure are brave.

You wonder in to the wrong field in the south and there may end up being a search party for you. :)
 
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