Originally Posted by
Hooligan Bill
But a plain PPL can fly SVFR in Control Zone, if the route or ATZ has been notified for the purposes of Schedule 8. Most Class D Control Zones in the UK will have published Special VFR rotes or lanes that allow flight by a basic PPL down to a vis of 3km, which is the legal limit outside controlled airspace.
Agreed.
However, in the UK there are 31 Class D CTRs (UK AIP ENR 1-4-5). 11 are notified for schedule 8, 20 are not.