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DO NOT ATTEMPT ANY MANEUVER DESCRIBED OR DEPICTED ON THIS WEBSITE WITHOUT FIRST RECEIVING FLIGHT INSTRUCTION FROM AN FAA CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR EXPERIENCED IN TEACHING AEROBATIC MANEUVERS (AS DEFINED IN FAR 91.303: AEROBATIC FLIGHT).

Section 91.303: Aerobatic flight.

No person may operate an aircraft in aerobatic flight—

(a) Over any congested area of a city, town, or settlement;

(b) Over an open air assembly of persons;

(c) Within the lateral boundaries of the surface areas of Class B, Class C, Class D, or Class E airspace designated for an airport;

(d) Within 4 nautical miles of the center line of any Federal airway;

(e) Below an altitude of 1,500 feet above the surface; or

(f) When flight visibility is less than 3 statute miles.

For the purposes of this section, aerobatic flight means an intentional maneuver involving an abrupt change in an aircraft's attitude, an abnormal attitude, or abnormal acceleration, not necessary for normal flight.

[Doc. No. 18834, 54 FR 34308, Aug. 18, 1989, as amended by Amdt. 91–227, 56 FR 65661, Dec. 17, 1991]

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