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Do I have to paint my mast with red and white stripes?
Read more: Do I have to paint my mast with red and white stripes?Updated: September 2026 · Legal status: August 2026 The marking of a mast—including its paint scheme and lights—is determined by regulations governing aviation obstacles, not by its height alone, regardless of its location. A previous version of this post cited a 2003 regulation that has since been repealed; the thresholds we listed there are no longer in effect. When a mast is an obstacle…
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