Carl Denk wrote:
>I should have included. Minimum safe altitude over congested areas
> (cities) and gatherings of people is 1000' AGL, and 500' other areas,
> except some national parks can be higher.

It's actually "above the highest obstacle" or "structure", not AGL.


> The congested has been
> interpreted as to include some little towns at times. Besides 1000' AGL
> isn't a lot of time if there is an engine or propeller failure. With no
> power many light planes will decend at more than 500 fpm, which means
> less than 2 minutes.

However, in those two minutes you can cover 2-4 miles. The way I understand 
it, the regulations are designed to minimize destruction on the ground by 
giving you enough time to select either a suitable runway, or a crash 
target.


> Grand Canyon has a minimum altitude that can be
> over 10,000' altitude. Maximum altitude, over 12,500' need oxygen, over
> 18,000' need air traffic control clearance, be IFR rated plane and pilot.

Do you have a link to these regs?

Vitaliy 

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