FAA warns Musk that he is building Super Heavy launch tower without permission

Re:FAA warns Musk that he is building Super Heavy launch tow... by sidewndr46 on Wednesday July 14, 2021 @10:01PM (#27840721)

Without knowing the height it is hard to tell. As an amateur radio operator I can put up a tower that is just under 200 feet tall without any real approval. Past that I would need FAA approval. It gets expensive, mostly because you need to keep the tower illuminated at night.

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Re:FAA warns Musk that he is building Super Heavy launch tow... by fooey on Wednesday July 14, 2021 @10:23PM (#27840814)

I agree, it's right next to an airport, so the FAA has jurisdiction over anything over 200 feet tall. What it's meant for is basically irrelevant, except the scenario where SpaceX lied to the FAA about what it is for.

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Re:FAA warns Musk that he is building Super Heavy launch tow... by nieve on Wednesday July 14, 2021 @10:30PM (#27840848)

> The FAA letter said the tower could be as high as 480 feet.

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