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When flying away from built-up areas or gatherings of people, the lowest permissible altitude for an aircraft is…

  • A

    1000 ft above the highest obstacle

  • B

    500 ft above the ground or water

  • C

    2000 ft above the ground or water

  • D

    1500 ft above the ground or water

SA CIVIL AVIATION REGULATIONS
PART 91: GENERAL AVIATION AND OPERATING FLIGHT RULES
91.06.32 Minimum heights

(1) Except when necessary for taking off, or landing, or except with prior written approval of the Director, no aircraft

(a) shall be flown over congested areas or over an open-air assembly of persons at a height less than 1000 feet above the highest obstacle, within a radius of 2000 feet from the aircraft;

(b) when flown elsewhere than specified in paragraph (a), shall be flown at a height less than 500 feet above the ground or water, unless the flight can be made without hazard or nuisance to persons or property on the ground or water and the PIC operates at a height and in a manner that allows safe operation in the event of an engine failure; and

(c) shall circle over or do repeated overflights over an open-air assembly of persons at a height less than 3000 feet above the surface.

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