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What are the minimum VFR cloud clearance and visibility requirements for Class A airspace?
What are the minimum VFR cloud clearance and visibility requirements for Class A airspace?
VFR minimums do not apply in Class A airspace.
What are the minimum VFR cloud clearance and visibility requirements for Class B airspace?
What are the minimum VFR cloud clearance and visibility requirements for Class B airspace?
Clear of clouds and 3 miles visibility.
What are the minimum VFR cloud clearance and visibility requirements for Class C airspace?
What are the minimum VFR cloud clearance and visibility requirements for Class C airspace?
500 feet below clouds, 1000 feet above clouds, 2000 feet horizontally from clouds, and 3 miles visibility.
What are the minimum VFR cloud clearance and visibility requirements for Class D airspace?
What are the minimum VFR cloud clearance and visibility requirements for Class D airspace?
What are the minimum VFR cloud clearance and visibility requirements for Class E airspace below 10,000 feet MSL?
What are the minimum VFR cloud clearance and visibility requirements for Class E airspace below 10,000 feet MSL?
What are the minimum VFR cloud clearance and visibility requirements for Class G airspace at 1,200 ft AGL or less, during daylight hours?
What are the minimum VFR cloud clearance and visibility requirements for Class G airspace at 1,200 ft AGL or less, during daylight hours?
What are the minimum VFR cloud clearance and visibility requirements for Class G airspace at 1,200 ft AGL or less, at night?
What are the minimum VFR cloud clearance and visibility requirements for Class G airspace at 1,200 ft AGL or less, at night?
What are the minimum VFR standards for flight in Class G airspace above 1,200 ft MSL?
What are the minimum VFR standards for flight in Class G airspace above 1,200 ft MSL?
Are there any other VFR minimums that pertain to Class G airspace?
Are there any other VFR minimums that pertain to Class G airspace?
What is the base and the ceiling of Class A airspace?
What is the base and the ceiling of Class A airspace?
Does Class A airspace end at the coastline of the continental United States?
Does Class A airspace end at the coastline of the continental United States?
What are the requirements to act as PIC in Class A airspace?
What are the requirements to act as PIC in Class A airspace?
What equipment is required to operate in Class A airspace?
What equipment is required to operate in Class A airspace?
What class of airspace requires a clearance prior to entry?
What class of airspace requires a clearance prior to entry?
What constitutes a clearance?
What constitutes a clearance?
If the controller in Class B airspace responds to your call with a vector that will put you into the Class B airspace, does that constitute a clearance to enter Class B?
If the controller in Class B airspace responds to your call with a vector that will put you into the Class B airspace, does that constitute a clearance to enter Class B?
Can you fly an aircraft without a working transponder into Class B airspace?
Can you fly an aircraft without a working transponder into Class B airspace?
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VFR Cloud Clearance and Visibility Requirements
- Class A Airspace: VFR minimums do not apply; flight is not typically permitted without prior approval.
- Class B Airspace: Minimums are 3 miles visibility and clear of clouds.
- Class C Airspace: Same as Class D; requires 500 feet below clouds, 1000 feet above, 2000 feet horizontally, and 3 miles visibility.
- Class D Airspace: Identical to Class C with cloud clearance of 500 feet below, 1000 feet above, 2000 feet horizontally, and 3 miles visibility.
- Class E Airspace (below 10,000 ft MSL): Requires 500 feet below clouds, 1000 feet above, 2000 feet horizontally, and 3 miles visibility.
- Class G Airspace (1,200 ft AGL or less, daytime): Minimum visibility of 1 statute mile and clear of clouds.
- Class G Airspace (1,200 ft AGL or less, night): Minimums are 500 feet below, 1000 feet above, 2000 feet horizontally from clouds, with 3 miles visibility.
- Class G Airspace (above 1,200 ft MSL, below 10,000ft): Minimums are 500 feet below, 1000 feet above, 2000 feet horizontally from clouds. Day: 1 mile visibility; Night: 3 miles visibility.
- Class G Airspace (above 10,000 ft MSL): Increased minimums to 5 statute miles visibility, with 1000 feet below, 1000 feet above and 1 statute mile horizontally from clouds.
Class A Airspace Specifications
- Altitude Range: Extends from 18,000 ft MSL up to 60,000 ft MSL (FL600).
- Geographical Extent: Covers airspace above Alaska and waters within 12 nautical miles of the coastline of the contiguous United States and Alaska.
Flight Requirements in Class A Airspace
- Pilot Qualification: Must be instrument rated to act as Pilot in Command (PIC).
- Equipment Requirements: Requires two-way radio communication, navigational capabilities, and a Mode C transponder.
Class B Airspace Entry Regulations
- Clearance Requirement: Entry into Class B airspace requires a specific clearance from Air Traffic Control (ATC).
- Definition of Clearance: Prior to entering, ATC must use the word "cleared" in the communication.
Clarifications on Class B Airspace
- Vectors vs. Clearance: Receiving a vector does not equate to clearance; the specific word "cleared" must be used by ATC.
- Transponder Requirement: An operational Mode C transponder is mandatory when within or above Class B airspace limits.
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