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"so it can be flown without a pilot's license due to an FAA regulation that requires these types of aircraft to weigh under 254 pounds" does this apply to Airsh
by petermcneeley 8y ago
"so it can be flown without a pilot's license due to an FAA regulation that requires these types of aircraft to weigh under 254 pounds" does this apply to Airships?
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- bullfightonmars 8y agoI am sure it is based on mass not weight.
- theoh 8y agoIf it's this, the language used is "weighs" https://www.eaa.org/en/eaa/aviation-communities-and-interests/ultralights-and-ultralight-aircraft/getting-started-in-ultralight-flying/about-faa-part-103-for-ultralights https://www.eaa.org/en/eaa/aviation-communities-and-interest... There are separate regulations for lighter-than-air vehicles.
- jawarner 8y agoScientifically, weight would be the force of gravity on the object, not affected by buoyancy. So "weight" would be fine here. The legal definition might be different.
- theoh 8y agoYes, but pounds can be used to measure either weight or mass, and as the previous commenter indicated, it's mass we really care about.