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[rwanttaja]

Dave, as one of the Bonanza pilots who are often "screwing around" down there at 300 ft AGL when for instance I am taking off or landing, are you as a military crew aware of FAR 91.117 which says no speed above 250 knots indicated below 10,000 ft? Is a military flight subject to an FAA FAR?

Actually, no, not automatically. They're considered "Public Aircraft Operations" and many aspects of the FARs don't apply to them. See Advisory Circular AC No: 00-1.1B. The military often implements aspects of the FARs into their own regs, though.

Also, 14CFR 91.117 has the magic words, "Unless otherwise authorized by the administrator." We had a Presidential TFR over Seattle about ten or so years back; somebody in a Cessna came wandering down from the north and the sicced two F-15s on him (the Cessna, not the President). The Eagles flew over Seattle at over Mach 1; nearly knocked me out of my chair at work. You can bet the pilots weren't charged with FAR violations. In fact, the prohibition against sonic booms (14CFR 91.918) specifically excludes military aircraft...but they still were above 250 knots.

Ron Wanttaja