FAR part 103

[Tom-D]

(b) Notwithstanding any other section pertaining to airman certification, operators of ultralight vehicles are not required to meet any aeronautical knowledge, age, or experience requirements to operate those vehicles or to have airman or medical certificates.

103.17 Operations in certain airspace.
No person may operate an ultralight vehicle within Class A, Class B, Class C, or Class D airspace or within the lateral boundaries of the surface area of Class E airspace designated for an airport unless that person has prior authorization from the ATC facility having jurisdiction over that airspace.

Contradictory ?? If they are required not to know any thing how would they know airspace classes?

 

[Jim Logajan]

103.11

(2) All operations are conducted in uncontrolled airspace.


IOWs they can no longer be flown in the US.

That is a subclause of paragraph (b), so that says nothing of the sort.

The whole subsection in context basically says that ultralights may fly during civil twilight in class G airspace. They can't fly in class A through E airspaces during civil twilight.

 

[Jim Logajan]

(b) Notwithstanding any other section pertaining to airman certification, operators of ultralight vehicles are not required to meet any aeronautical knowledge, age, or experience requirements to operate those vehicles or to have airman or medical certificates.

103.17 Operations in certain airspace.
No person may operate an ultralight vehicle within Class A, Class B, Class C, or Class D airspace or within the lateral boundaries of the surface area of Class E airspace designated for an airport unless that person has prior authorization from the ATC facility having jurisdiction over that airspace.

Contradictory ?? If they are required not to know any thing how would they know airspace classes?

No contradiction. The regulation has to explicitly state no certifications are required lest someone thinks that the certifications of parts 91, 119, 121, or 135 are required. Not requiring certifications does not equate to not requiring knowledge of the law, so no contradiction involved.