Comment by Greg Fletcher on May 2, 2012 at 8:43pm

The sign says "LA COUNTY CODE .... .. ". Has nothing to do with FAR 101. Then again, LA County does seem to enforce FAA rules about dangerous armature/commercial aircraft operations in and around rich people's homes that are listed for sale. Of course flying a kite on the approach or take off path has always been wrong and if a pilot saw your someone's kite, the cops were called and they told you not to do it again. And no I didn't do it.

Comment by Chris Arnesen on May 3, 2012 at 3:19pm

The federal FAA regulations only come into play if the kite weighs more than 5 pounds, not including the rope or cable (Title 14 § 101.1).

§ 101.1   Applicability.

(a) This part prescribes rules governing the operation in the United States, of the following:

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(2) Except as provided for in §101.7, any kite that weighs more than 5 pounds and is intended to be flown at the end of a rope or cable.

§ 101.7   Hazardous operations.

(a) No person may operate any moored balloon, kite, amateur rocket, or unmanned free balloon in a manner that creates a hazard to other persons, or their property.

(b) No person operating any moored balloon, kite, amateur rocket, or unmanned free balloon may allow an object to be dropped therefrom, if such action creates a hazard to other persons or their property.

Most kites don't weigh more than 5 pounds, however LA County Code still applies to this individual.

Comment by Andrew Rabbitt on May 3, 2012 at 10:32pm

Can kites read the CFRs or do they defer to a lawyer vulture...?

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