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To be fair, legal and unlicensed powered paragliders are able to reach those heights[1]. I only know about airspace classes by way of Wikipedia, but it seems li
by timdoug 15y ago
To be fair, legal and unlicensed powered paragliders are able to reach those heights[1]. I only know about airspace classes by way of Wikipedia, but it seems like anything below 18,000 feet and far enough away from an airport in the US is fine.
[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powered_paragliding http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powered_paragliding
- roxic 15y ago* The current world altitude record for powered paragliders (RPF1) is 6,102m (20,019 ft) * ... captured photographs of the figurine posing with a Canadian flag at 78,000 feet
- jrockway 15y agoIndeed the problem was that he didn't establish two-way communication with air traffic control. Historically, VFR flights inadvertently straying into a terminal control area have actually killed a few hundred people, so it was reasonable for the FAA to fine him.