§ 135.203 - VFR: Minimum altitudes.  


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  • § 135.203 VFR: Minimum altitudes.

    Except when necessary for takeoff and landing, no person may operate under VFR -

    (a) An airplane -

    (1) During the day, below 500 feet above the surface or less than 500 feet horizontally from any obstacle; or

    (2) At night, at an altitude less than 1,000 feet above the highest obstacle within a horizontal distance of 5 miles from the course intended to be flown or, in designated mountainous terrain, less than 2,000 feet above the highest obstacle within a horizontal distance of 5 miles from the course intended to be flown; or

    (b) A helicopter over a congested area at an altitude less than 300 feet above the surface.