§105.17 Flight visibility and clearance from cloud requirements.
No person may conduct a parachute operation, and no pilot in command of an aircraft may allow a parachute operation to be conducted from that aircraft—
(a) Into or through a cloud, or
(b) When the flight visibility or the distance from any cloud is less than that prescribed in the following table:
|
Altitude |
Flight visibility |
Distance from clouds |
|
1,200 feet or less above the surface regardless of the MSL altitude |
3 |
500 feet below. 1,000 feet above. 2,000 feet horizontal. |
|
More than 1,200 feet above the surface but less than 10,000 feet MSL |
3 |
500 feet below. 1,000 feet above. 2,000 feet horizontal. |
|
More than 1,200 feet above the surface and at or above 10,000 feet MSL |
5 |
1,000 feet below. 1,000 feet above. 1 mile horizontal. |
FAR/AIM content updated June 10, 2022