FAR part 103

[Tom-D]

(b) Notwithstanding any other section pertaining to airman certification, operators of ultralight vehicles are not required to meet any aeronautical knowledge, age, or experience requirements to operate those vehicles or to have airman or medical certificates.

103.17 Operations in certain airspace.
No person may operate an ultralight vehicle within Class A, Class B, Class C, or Class D airspace or within the lateral boundaries of the surface area of Class E airspace designated for an airport unless that person has prior authorization from the ATC facility having jurisdiction over that airspace.

Contradictory ?? If they are required not to know any thing how would they know airspace classes?

 

[Tom-D]

103.11

(2) All operations are conducted in uncontrolled airspace.


IOWs they can no longer be flown in the US.

 

[Jim Logajan]

103.11

(2) All operations are conducted in uncontrolled airspace.


IOWs they can no longer be flown in the US.

That is a subclause of paragraph (b), so that says nothing of the sort.

The whole subsection in context basically says that ultralights may fly during civil twilight in class G airspace. They can't fly in class A through E airspaces during civil twilight.

 

[Jim Logajan]

(b) Notwithstanding any other section pertaining to airman certification, operators of ultralight vehicles are not required to meet any aeronautical knowledge, age, or experience requirements to operate those vehicles or to have airman or medical certificates.

103.17 Operations in certain airspace.
No person may operate an ultralight vehicle within Class A, Class B, Class C, or Class D airspace or within the lateral boundaries of the surface area of Class E airspace designated for an airport unless that person has prior authorization from the ATC facility having jurisdiction over that airspace.

Contradictory ?? If they are required not to know any thing how would they know airspace classes?

No contradiction. The regulation has to explicitly state no certifications are required lest someone thinks that the certifications of parts 91, 119, 121, or 135 are required. Not requiring certifications does not equate to not requiring knowledge of the law, so no contradiction involved.

 

[Tom-D]

here is the reg.
(a) No person may operate an ultralight vehicle except between the hours of sunrise and sunset.

(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a) of this section, ultralight vehicles may be operated during the twilight periods 30 minutes before official sunrise and 30 minutes after official sunset or, in Alaska, during the period of civil twilight as defined in the Air Almanac, if:

(1) The vehicle is equipped with an operating anticollision light visible for at least 3 statute miles; and

(2) All operations are conducted in uncontrolled airspace.

Two requirements are required. in uncontrolled airspace is one of them.
When flown in the twilight portion of the day. IOWs they can't be flown during that time with out a anticolision light.

 

[flyingron]

103.11 only covers twilight and night.

You can't fly after sunset (and before sunrise) at all.
You can't fly during the specified twilight time unless you're outside of controlled airspace and have a anticollision light.

Your post #2 is incorrect in a number of ways. 103.11 doesn't apply to the bulk of the day and not all the US is controlled airspace. I can even take off from most of the airports around here and buzz around at less than 700 feet (plenty high in an ultralight) without violating any regs.