Airplane Proximity Flying

[platypii 20]

I tried searching for videos of planes flying close to terrain, similar to what wingsuit pilots are doing these days. I found a couple videos but not that many really. Whereas I can find 100's of wingsuit terrain flight videos.

Maybe I'm not using the right search terms? I refuse believe that there aren't some crazy pilots out there...

Anyone have any impressive videos of planes flying close to mountain terrain?

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[mjosparky 4]

Try this.

Sparky

http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=fighter+plane+nap+of+the+earth&sm=12

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[Ron 10]

Try

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQc20bEuO8E&list=TL5bPkZLAu8R0mNEYwhmC_9AJcDkT1zvob

And if you are nice, I'll let you buy the pilot a beer

"No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms." -- Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Jefferson Papers, 334

[piisfish 140]

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=nltc_dq_VXI

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[piisfish 140]

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=MQU1f_bgPFE

Or do a search for Axalp videos

scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM

[platypii 20]

Wow amazing videos!! I never would have known to search for "nap of the earth".

Are there regulations against this kind of flying for civilian pilots?

Keep them coming!

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[mjosparky 4]

91.13 Careless or reckless operation.

(a) Aircraft operations for the purpose of air navigation. No person may operate an aircraft in a careless or reckless manner so as to endanger the life or property of another.

(b) Aircraft operations other than for the purpose of air navigation. No person may operate an aircraft, other than for the purpose of air navigation, on any part of the surface of an airport used by aircraft for air commerce (including areas used by those aircraft for receiving or discharging persons or cargo), in a careless or reckless manner so as to endanger the life or property of another.

91.119 Minimum safe altitudes: General.

Except when necessary for takeoff or landing, no person may operate an aircraft below the following altitudes:

(a) Anywhere. An altitude allowing, if a power unit fails, an emergency landing without undue hazard to persons or property on the surface.

(b) Over congested areas. Over any congested area of a city, town, or settlement, or over any open air assembly of persons, an altitude of 1,000 feet above the highest obstacle within a horizontal radius of 2,000 feet of the aircraft.

(c) Over other than congested areas. An altitude of 500 feet above the surface, except over open water or sparsely populated areas. In those cases, the aircraft may not be operated closer than 500 feet to any person, vessel, vehicle, or structure.

(d) Helicopters, powered parachutes, and weight-shift-control aircraft. If the operation is conducted without hazard to persons or property on the surface—

(1) A helicopter may be operated at less than the minimums prescribed in paragraph (b) or (c) of this section, provided each person operating the helicopter complies with any routes or altitudes specifically prescribed for helicopters by the FAA; and

(2) A powered parachute or weight-shift-control aircraft may be operated at less than the minimums prescribed in paragraph (c) of this section.

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This is all I can come up with....I am sure there's more.

Sparky

My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals