Vermont § 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:
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§ 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 that 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
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