>Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2005 14:57:50 -0500 >From: "Colin & Bev Rainey" <crain...@cfl.rr.com> >Subject: KR> Parachute
>Common sense might say that it does, but the letter of the FAR says each occupant must wear a >personal parachute, and a reserve chute, etc.... >No it does not. Ballistic chute is viewed like a fire extinguisher, additional safety equipment. Does the FAR actually require parachutes? I can't check www.faa.gov at the moment. My 1999 FAR/AIM says in 91.307(c) "Unless each occupant of the aircraft is wearing an approved parachute, no pilot of a civil aircraft carrying any person (other than a crewmember) may execute any intentional maneuver that exceeds--" I would interpret that to mean that if you are flying solo there is no requirement to wear a parachute when doing aerobatics. -- wesley scott k...@spottedowl.biz
