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03-18-2016 | 05:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Sport_Pilot

When I recieved my ticket I was told an assembly is only several people. Later somewhere I read it was at least two people. I did not know of any pilots that believe it has to be a stadium full of people. Open means it has to be outdoors.

I don’t doubt that someone said this, but I think it had to be an expression of their own opinion rather than the law. The FAA has not published any official definition of what it means. The closest thing I’ve seen is post 9/11 Notice to Airman concerning flight restrictions around major sporting events. That NOTAM applies only to stadiums with a seating capacity of 30,000 or more.

In contrast there has been a large amount of discussion of “congested areas”, and the FAA has made it clear that this includes small towns and subdivisions.

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