Table of Contents
1PURPOSE
2BACKGROUND
3DEFINITIONS
4WHATDOESTHISMEANFORTHEPERSONWHOWANTSTO
FLYUNDERPART103?
5FAACONTACTPOINTS
6-9RESERVED
SECTION1WHATISANULTRALIGHTVEHICLE?
10SCOPEANDCONTENTS
11APPLICABILITYOFPART103
12ELEMENTSMAKINGUPTHEDEFINITIONOFANULTRALIGHT
VEHICLE
13SINGLEOCCUPANT
14RECREATIONANDSPORTPURPOSESONLY(SECTION103.1(b))
15AIRWORTHINESSCERTIFICATE(SECTION103.1(c))
16UNPOWEREDULTRALIGHTVEHICLES
17POWEREDULTRALIGHTVEHICLES
18POWEREDVEHICLEWEIGHT
19MAXIMUMFUELCAPACITYOFAPOWEREDULTRALIGHTVEHICLE
20MAXIMUMLEVELFLIGHTSPEEDOFAPOWEREDULTRALIGHT
VEHICLE
21MAXIMUMPOWER-OFFSTALLSPEEDOFAPOWEREDULTRALIGHT
VEHICLE
22DOCUMENTATIONOFATECHNICALSTANDARDSCOMMITTEE'S
FINDINGS
23CONTENTSOFTHEDOCUMENT
24CONTACTSWITHFAAINSPECTORS
25-29RESERVED
SECTION2HOWTOCERTIFICATEANDOPERATEANULTRALIGHT
ASANAIRCRAFT
30SCOPEANDCONTENTS
31AIRCRAFTCERTIFICATION
32REGISTRATION
33PART61(CERTIFICATION:PILOTSANDFLIGHTINSTRUCTORS)
34PART91(GENERALOPERATINGANDFLIGHTRULES)
35SPECIALFLIGHTOPERATORS
36-50RESERVED
APPENDIX1DETERMININGMAXIMUMLEVELFLIGHTAIRSPEEDOF
ULTRALIGHTS
APPENDIX2DETERMININGPOWER-OFFSTALLSPEEDOFULTRALIGHTS
APPENDIX3DETERMININGUPPERSURFACECAMBEROFAWING
APPENDIX4SAMPLEDOCUMENTATIONOFTECHNICALSTANDARDS
COMMITTEEFINDINGS Abstract
Gives guidance to the operators of ultralights in the United States. It discusses the elements, which make up the definition of ultralight vehicles for the purposes of operating under Federal Aviation Regulation (FAR) Part 103.