Traffic Pattern Aug 4, 2026FAR Ninety-One One Nineteen, Minimum Safe Altitudes, and How Low You Can Legally Fly Before the Ground and the Feds Both Get a VoteFAR 91.119 sets the legal floor for how low you can fly: 1,000 ft over congested areas, 500 ft over open country. Here's what it really means.Pattern
Traffic Pattern Aug 1, 2026Ninety-One One Nineteen, the Minimum Safe Altitudes, and Why One Thousand Over Town and Five Hundred Over Open Country Is Really a Rule About Where You Can Put It DownRadio Hangar explores Ninety-One One Nineteen, the Minimum Safe Altitudes, and Why One Thousand Over Town and Five Hundred Over Open Country Is Really a Rule About Where You Can Put It Down.Pattern
Traffic Pattern Jul 5, 2026FAR 91.119 and the Altitude Floor: Three Rules Every VFR Pilot Has to Know ColdFAR 91.119 contains three distinct altitude rules - not one - and knowing which applies to your situation is both a legal and safety requirement.Pattern