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Flying Below 500 Feet?

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I understand that 14 CFR 91.119 states that you must stay above 500 feet above the ground. But recently I have seen advertisements from AirCam. I noticed that they are flying extremely low around terrain and water. So, is there any time that an airplane can legally fly below 500 feet in sparsly populated area?

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Nick

 

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    Derek Schwalenberg on Dec 20, 2012

    From that same reg: “(c) Over other than congested areas. An altitude of 500 feet above the surface, except over open water or sparsely populated areas. In those cases, the aircraft may not be operated closer than 500 feet to any person, vessel, vehicle, or structure.”

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  2. lo_fly on Dec 21, 2012

    Which means you can fly 1 foot from the surface (water or terrain) as long as you stay 500ft linear distance from any person, vehicle or vassel.

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