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Old 10th Aug 2020, 06:46
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Clare Prop
 
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Originally Posted by Squawk7700
It is explained above in the quote...

If you’re special VFR, you are effectively treated as IFR in that you may be the only one in the zone, but you’re not using instruments.

You don’t have to know it’s SVFR, you will be TOLD you need to request SVFR because visibility is below 5,000 metres but above 1,600
metres.

It’s a very grey area really, as by entering when EIP is active as a VFR, the weather is likely to be sub-standard (less than 5,000 metres vis and above 1,600 metres vis) and things can go pear-shaped very quickly if you’re not on the ball.

https://www.airservicesaustralia.com...-June-2014.pdf
I agree, and our school have a policy of no VFR flights into the training area when EIA is on the ATIS for that reason, I don't want them stuck out there with a front approaching and an IFR appraoach is happenning..

But this conversation is about VMC.

SVFR isn't a set of weather conditions, it is a type of clearance.

SVFR has to be requested by the pilot, ATC will not tell you to ask for it!

Nice pun on the grey area, but I think it is perfectly clear

Last edited by Clare Prop; 10th Aug 2020 at 07:04.
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