VFR visibility under 140knots
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Reference above table at and below 3000feet.
As far as I recall. The CAA have derogated out of the cloud separation requirements in class D, which remain as clear of cloud in sight of the surface.
As far as I recall. The CAA have derogated out of the cloud separation requirements in class D, which remain as clear of cloud in sight of the surface.
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The SVFR minima in Canada is 1 statute mile (5,280 ft., or 1,609 metres), regardless of airspeed.
A factor which seems to have been overlooked by legislators is a 140 kt IAS with a 40 kt tail wind, (not uncommon), your ground speed will be around 180 kts. i.e. 3 miles per minute.
Yes, oddly, ground visibility in Canadian METARs are reported in statute miles, yet flight planning and distances on charts is in nautical miles. Elevations on charts are indicated in feet, yet Canada has officially been metric since 1975. What a country! The U.S.A. has only recently changed to reporting temperatures in Celsius on METARs..
A factor which seems to have been overlooked by legislators is a 140 kt IAS with a 40 kt tail wind, (not uncommon), your ground speed will be around 180 kts. i.e. 3 miles per minute.
Yes, oddly, ground visibility in Canadian METARs are reported in statute miles, yet flight planning and distances on charts is in nautical miles. Elevations on charts are indicated in feet, yet Canada has officially been metric since 1975. What a country! The U.S.A. has only recently changed to reporting temperatures in Celsius on METARs..
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A factor which seems to have been overlooked by legislators is a 140 kt IAS with a 40 kt tail wind, (not uncommon), your ground speed will be around 180 kts. i.e. 3 miles per minute.
The UK exemption (valid until 30 Sep 2016) for Class D is ORS4 No.1158: http://publicapps.caa.co.uk/docs/33/1158.pdf
Class G VFR criteria are covered in ORS4 No.1067:
http://publicapps.caa.co.uk/docs/33/ORS4No1067.pdf
Class G VFR criteria are covered in ORS4 No.1067:
http://publicapps.caa.co.uk/docs/33/ORS4No1067.pdf
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Gert, the footnote is only asterisked to apply to F and G. So there still seems to be a conflict in acde.
Beagle, neither of my diagrams seem to reflect your table's statement that below 3000ft in abcde airspace, an aircraft should be 1000ft separate from cloud. Any idea why?
Beagle, neither of my diagrams seem to reflect your table's statement that below 3000ft in abcde airspace, an aircraft should be 1000ft separate from cloud. Any idea why?
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1500m vertical distance from clouds
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sorry, should be horizontal distance - went flying and can no longer tell my up from down...... at least that's my excuse.... well, some aerobatic blighter was trying to teach me up is down, black is white and that my lunch really should be worn as an accessory on my shirt...... ;-)
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Yes, oddly, ground visibility in Canadian METARs are reported in statute miles, yet flight planning and distances on charts is in nautical miles. Elevations on charts are indicated in feet, yet Canada has officially been metric since 1975. What a country!
Altitude: Feet
Elevation: Feet
Visibility: Metres/Kilometres
VFR reporting: Nautical Miles (e.g. "ABC is X miles from the airfield")
Temperature: Celsius
Atmo Pressure: QNH
Runway length: Metres
Weight/Balance: Kilograms
I would do airspeed but I've flown in NZ registered aircraft with knots, mph and km/h on the ASI. Fuel is measured in litres but some of the weight and balance calculations are done in pounds so converting litres to fuel pounds then to kilograms is a pain in the
.Apologies for the thread drift.
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"A factor which seems to have been overlooked by legislators is a 140 kt IAS with a 40 kt tail wind, (not uncommon), your ground speed will be around 180 kts. i.e. 3 miles per minute."
Won't this mean the clouds are moving at the same speed as you and therefore it won't affect the time to spot other aircraft? Not sure groundspeed is relevant?
Won't this mean the clouds are moving at the same speed as you and therefore it won't affect the time to spot other aircraft? Not sure groundspeed is relevant?
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Not sure groundspeed is relevant?
