Almost Trivia - When am I in cloud?
What is ‘cloud’ to a VFR helicopter pilot?
An online dictionary defines cloud as: “A visible body of very fine water droplets or ice particles suspended in the atmosphere at altitudes ranging up to several miles above sea level.” So obviously I can encounter cloud at very low level, say 50 feet.
The Rules of the Air (in my local area) tell me that I can fly my helicopter VFR, below 3000 feet, as long as I remain clear of cloud and in sight of the ground or water.
How do I know when I am ‘clear of cloud’? At what point do I stop flying in low visibility and start flying in cloud? Is it at 600 metres in-flight visibility, less than 100 metres or somewhere in between?
What do you reckon?