Any private pilot flying below 10,000 feet can request a special VFR clearance from ATC and, if the clearance is granted, need only stay out of the clouds – no minimum distance is required. Do you need clearance for VFR corridor? All VFR aircraft operating in Class B airspace require a...
The term "VFR" is also used in the United States to indicate weather conditions expressed in terms of visibility, distance from cloud, and ceiling less than the minima specified for visual meteorological conditions [VFR Weather Minimums]. Also a term used by pilots and controllers to indicate ...
“see and avoid.” The presumption made in establishing the basic VFR weather minimums is that aircraft flying at lower altitudes (i.e.,below 10,000 MSL) and/or in airspace with radar approach control and/or an operating control tower (i.e., Class B, C, and D airspace) will be ....
§ 135.609 VFR ceiling and visibility requirements for Class G airspace. (a) Unless otherwise specified in the certificate holder's operations specifications, when conducting VFR helicopter air ambulance operations in Class G airspace, the weather minimums in the following table apply: (b) A certi...