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The Vermont Statutes Online
Title
05
:
Aeronautics and Surface Transportation Generally
Chapter
013
:
OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
Subchapter
002
:
RESTRICTIONS
§
421. Minimum altitudes for operation
Except when
necessary for take-off or landing, or by special permission of the agency, no
person shall operate an aircraft below the following altitudes:
(1) an altitude
which will permit, in the event of the failure of a power unit, an emergency
landing without undue hazard to persons or property on the surface;
(2) over
congested areas of cities or towns, or over an open-air assembly of persons, an
altitude of 1,000 feet above the highest obstacle within a horizontal radius of
2,000 feet from the aircraft;
(3) an altitude
of 500 feet above the surface, except over open water or sparsely populated
areas. In this event, the aircraft shall not be operated closer than 500 feet
to any person, vessel, vehicle, or structure. (Added 1985, No. 222 (Adj.
Sess.), § 2.)