Aeros laws in the USA
Here's one for the US FAA gurus........
Here is the extract from FARs about aerobatic flight in the USA.
§ 91.303 Aerobatic flight.
No person may operate an aircraft in aerobatic flight -
(a) Over any congested area of a city, town, or settlement;
(b) Over an open air assembly of persons;
(c) Within the lateral boundaries of the surface areas of Class B, Class C, Class D, or Class E airspace designated for an airport;
(d) Within 4 nautical miles of the center line of any Federal airway;
(e) Below an altitude of 1,500 feet above the surface; or
(f) When flight visibility is less than 3 statute miles.
Item (d) (Within 4 nautical miles of the center line of any Federal airway) is the query.
Is it permitted to carry out aerobatics beneath and clear of the base of an airway in the USA? The "within 4 miles of the centre line" implies that even if you are in the "free airspace" underneath the airway, you may not carry out aeros because you are within 4 miles of the centreline (although you are not inside the airway).....
In the UK, provided that you remain clear of the airway, you are perfectly at liberty to perform aeros beneath.
I would appreciate a definitive answer from a Qualified Guru (please no "I believe", or "I am fairly sure" etc!!).
Many thanks,
Jez.