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Old 20th Feb 2013, 21:47
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jymil
 
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In Switzerland, only flights in class G below 3000ft AMSL or 1000ft AGL (whatever higher) require continuous visiblity of the ground for VMC. Otherwise, a vertical cloud distance of 1000ft applies for VMC minima.

Example: you fly at 4000ft AMSL/2000ft AGL, you can fly VFR over an inversion which tops at 1000ft AGL.

Ability to land is not a factor for VMC. And a VFR flight is by definition a flight in VMC conditions.
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