Will airports see my ultralight and do i have to file a flight plan to?
Stay the heck away from commercial airports and all restricted or regulated airspace! You won’t show up on anyone’s radar, and it is completely the responsibility of the ultralight craft to yield the right of way to other powered craft. You need to read the FAA regulations regarding operation of ultralights. See: http://ultralite.tripod.com/part_103.htm One of the relevant sections is: = = = = = = = Sec. 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. EFFECTIVE DATE NOTE: Amdt. 103-4, 56 FR 65662, Dec. 17, 1991, revised Sec. 103.17 effective September 16, 1993. The text of Sec. 130.17 in effect until September 16, 1993 reads as f
