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		karaterobot on Feb 16, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Hobby Club’s Missing Balloon Feared Shot Down by U... > In fact, the pico balloons weigh less than 6 lb. and therefore are exempt from most FAA airspace restrictions, Meadows and Medlin said. Is this 6 pound rule up to date with the weight of actual surveillance and broadcast equipment? Feels like you could do a lot with 6 lbs.

jaywalk on Feb 16, 2023 | [–]

That rule is strictly related to safety, not dealing with whatever the balloons might be doing.

Psychlist on Feb 16, 2023 | [–]

By necessity a flying balloon weighs almost nothing. Otherwise it would be a falling balloon. I suspect the rules refer to mass rather than weight though.

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