A BE35 PVT PLT BUZZES LAKE POWELL IN THE VICINITY OF LONE ROCK CAMPING AREA WHERE A RANGER TURNS HIM IN TO THE FAA FOR INVESTIGATION OF A POSSIBLE VIOLATION OF FAR PART 91 PT 119; 11 MI W OF PGA; AZ.

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ON THE MORNING OF SEP/XA/99; I LEFT CHINO ARPT; CA; AT APPROX AB45 WITH MY FINAL DEST BEING THE PAGE ARPT; AZ. I FLEW AT 9500 FT UNTIL I WAS APPROX 50 MI FROM PAGE; AZ. I INTENDED TO MAKE A LOW FLY-BY NEAR THE LONE ROCK CAMPING AREA WHICH IS APPROX 10 MI FROM THE PAGE ARPT AND LOCATED IN THE GLEN CANYON RECREATION AREA. AS I APCHED THE LONE ROCK CAMPING AREA; I DSNDED DOWN TO APPROX 50-100 FT ABOVE THE WATER AND I MADE 4 LOW PASSES APPROX 1000-1500 FT E OF THE CAMPGROUND. THE FIRST PASS WAS IN A NORTHERLY DIRECTION FOLLOWED BY A LOW PASS IN A SOUTHERLY DIRECTION. LIKEWISE; I RETURNED AGAIN IN A NORTHERLY DIRECTION AND SUBSEQUENTLY DEPARTED THE LONE ROCK CAMPING AREA IN AN EASTERLY DIRECTION. I CONTINUED TO FLY AT APPROX 100 FT ABOVE THE WATER FOR APPROX 3-4 MI. I WAS NOW APPROX 7 MI FROM PAGE ARPT AND I CLBED TO PATTERN ALT FOR PAGE; AZ; AND ANNOUNCED MY PRESENCE AND INTENT TO LAND. I SUBSEQUENTLY LANDED ON RWY 33. DURING THE ENTIRE ABOVE-MENTIONED FLT; I WAS FULLY AWARE OF FAR PART 91.119 AND AT ALL TIMES I MAINTAINED A MINIMUM DISTANCE BTWN MY AIRPLANE AND ALL PEOPLE; BOATS; AND/OR VEHICLES OF AT LEAST 1000 FT. IN FACT; MY PLANE WAS AT LEAST 1500 FT E OF THE CAMPING GNDS ON EACH OF THE ABOVE-MENTIONED LOW PASSES AND I MANEUVERED AROUND ANY JET SKIS AND/OR BOATS WHICH WERE ON THE WATER TO MAINTAIN A MINIMUM OF AT LEAST 1000 FT BTWN MY AIRPLANE AND THEIR VESSEL NOTWITHSTANDING THE FACT THAT THE FAR PART 91.119 ONLY REQUIRES 500 FT. SHORTLY AFTER I LANDED AT PAGE ARPT; I WAS CONTACTED BY A GLEN CANYON RECREATION AREA RANGER. HE ADVISED ME THAT HE HAD RECEIVED SEVERAL RPTS ABOUT MY AIRPLANE FLYING AT LOW ALTS. HE ASKED ME IF I WAS FAMILIAR WITH FAR PART 91.119 AND I ADVISED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE. I ASSURED HIM THAT MY AIRPLANE WAS NEVER ANY CLOSER TO PEOPLE; BOATS; OR VEHICLES THAN 1000 FT. HE STATED THAT HE DID NOT INTEND TO CITE ME; HOWEVER; HAD HAD TO CONDUCT AN INVESTIGATION AND SUBMIT SAME TO HIS SUPERIORS WHO COULD SUBMIT THE MATTER TO THE FAA. I ALSO ADVISED HIM THAT I INTENDED TO TAKE ANOTHER FLT THE FOLLOWING DAY AND I WANTED TO CLARIFY THE FACT THAT I COULD FLY AS LOW AS I WANTED OVER LAKE POWELL WATER PROVIDED I MAINTAINED A MINIMUM OF 500 FT FROM ANY PERSON; VESSEL; OR PROPERTY. HE ACKNOWLEDGED IT WOULD BE PERFECTLY LEGAL. PERSONALLY; I FEEL THAT I WAS FLYING SAFELY AND LEGALLY; HOWEVER; THE RANGERS WHO RPTED ME PROBABLY WERE NOT AWARE THAT ACFT CAN FLY AS LOW AS THE PLT DESIRES PROVIDED HE MAINTAINS A MINIMUM OF 500 FT FROM PEOPLE; VESSELS; OR PROPERTY. THE ONLY CORRECTIVE ACTION THAT I CAN THINK OF WOULD BE EDUCATE THE NON FLYING RANGERS AS TO WHAT IS LEGAL AND NOT LEGAL. ADDITIONALLY; IF THE PARK DOES NOT WANT PLTS TO FLY AT 50-100 FT ABOVE THE WATER; FAR PART 91.119 SHOULD BE CHANGED ACCORDINGLY.