I wrote:
The UK has class A CTRs (and had the equivalent before ICAO alphabet soup caught on) where SVFR is the only option for visual flight regardless of weather conditions.
FBW responded:
Wrong....SVFR minima apply.
I'm not suggesting that they don't. Perhaps you're parsing the sentence that you quote in a way that I hadn't intended. Try "In class A CTRs SVFR is the only option for visual flight even if the weather conditions are good". Better?
If you have an IR, there's no licence privilege minimum vis, but a minimum visibility at the airport is usually required for a SVFR clearance to be issued (typically 1500 m).
Confusing irrelavance.
Do you regard the irrelevance to be that there is typically a minimum vis of 1500 m or that the minimum is not a licence privilege restriction? I think both are quite relevant.
Incidentally, I think the purpose of SVFR is better stated as allowing a flight that is unwilling to comply with IFR to enter or leave controlled airspace
I reckon SVFR is more commonly used by IR holders to circumvent equipment requirements or lengthy IFR procedures than licence privilege restrictions. But that's debatable. I certainly don't think Cobbler's description captures the purpose of SVFR very accurately.
Looking forward to your reply. Please keep it too less than 3 pages
But it takes two and a half pages just to correct your spelling...
