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Originally Posted by NoBozo
Lakegeezer: My guess is you are a Pilot..as Am I. Interpretting the FARs can be an Open question. I always wondered if I flew over open water (which I used to do over the Elizibeth Islands..Cape Cod) at say 300 feet ASL..if I was LEGAL. The FARs mention that if Life or Property would be endangered by doing so.....I might be in violation. I never asked..because I figured it would be a question that every pilot would have an opinion...but no real answer.
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Unless you're in waivered airspace (i.e an airshow or other aerobatic box) you can legally fly 5 feet above the water (or ground, or ice) as long as you're 500' (vertically or laterally) from another person, vessel, or structure. You must also fly at an altitude (non-specific) so that if your engine failed, you wouldn't endanger someone else's life or property. So those 300' runs across to MVY are perfectly legal as long as you're not flying right over boats.
Of course if you've really PO'd the wrong fed, they could always get you with a 91.13(a) (careless/reckless operation) violation.