Weather Minima

Question 1

VFR minima in control zone

Answer 1

3+ miles visibility, 1 mile horizontal from cloud 500ft vertical, 500ft AGL

Question 2

VFR minima in other controlled airspace

Answer 2

3+ miles visibility, 1 mile horizontal from cloud 500ft vertical

Question 3

VFR minima above 1000ft

Answer 3

1+ mile visibility day 3+ miles visibility night , 2000ft horizontal from cloud 500ft vertical

Question 4

VFR minima below 1000ft (fixed wing)

Answer 4

2+ miles visibility day 3+ miles visibility night, clear of cloud !

Question 5

special VFR requirements

Answer 5

• PIC requests
• ground visibility = 1 mile
• aircraft has radio communication
• when at night its used to land

Question 6

VFR over-the-top requirements

Answer 6

• cruise
• daytime
• min 100ft from cloud vertically
• when between two cloud layers they are 5000ft apart
• flight visibility is 5 miles
• ground visibility is 5 miles
• no precipitation forecasted TAF= 1hr before, 2 hrs after ETA … GFA 1hr before to 3 hrs after ETA