🎓 Dr. Freemo 🇳🇱 @freemo@social.cleverlibre.org

@LouisIngenthron MAkes sense.

Is international waters and the airspace above it completely unregulated.. or is it like ships and you have to follow the rules of your country of origin?

@LouisIngenthron Ahh ok, then yes that tracks with what I said and what I thought the case was. Like I knew you couldnt fly it over cities. and I knew you could fly it in spaces that normally require a license.

The fact that above a certain height is class G does make sense... that said the space capsule still had to go through registered space to get that high at some point...

@LouisIngenthron I am far from an expert but I did seriously almost buy an ultralight, so i did a lot of hobbiest research, take it with a grain of salt

What ultralight pilots told me is the plane itself is very restricted.. it must be a single passanger (just you) for example, has strict weight limits etc... Even if you operate in the same space as an ultralight and the only difference is you add a seat and take a passanger, just that alone means you need a license. Also if the plane is heavier than the limits on a ultralight, one seat or not, that too needs a license in the same space.

I cant tell you exactly what space your allowed in or what altitudes. but I know for a fact that back when i looked into this any plane that didnt meet the specs of an ultralight could not fly int he same space as an ultralight without the pilot being licensed.

@LouisIngenthron Wait, are you suggesting you can fly any aircraft in class G space? As i understand any plane other than an ultralight needs licensing in class G space... you cant just legally fly a boeing 747 as longa s you keep it low...

@LouisIngenthron

Thats a lot of words for saying "yea jeff, your right, there is a class of airplane you can fly without a license"

I mean your correct that this class of airplane is not allowed to be flown in certain areas, as with many classes of aircraft it has restrictions... but what I said remains correct, you can fly it without any license of any kind, so long as you follow the rules around where you can fly it.

@LouisIngenthron

Nope, in the USA there are classes of planes which require absolutely no license or training to fly. They are called "ultra lights"

As the following website points out:

> Even though you don't need any kind of license or certificate to fly ultralights, training should be considered absolutely mandatory.

https://www.eaa.org/eaa/learn-to-fly/comparing-pilot-types/how-to-become-an-ultralight-pilot