vfr legality question
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Pilot Hopeful
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I don't recall any exceptions for cloud distance separation...
However, you might be able to get a special VFR clearance to work in the pattern under these conditions. Call up the tower and ask. (You must be at least a private pilot to request SVFR clearances during the day.)
However, you might be able to get a special VFR clearance to work in the pattern under these conditions. Call up the tower and ask. (You must be at least a private pilot to request SVFR clearances during the day.)
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picture this situaiton....ceiling ovc @1400' , vis10, TPA 1100'
class delta airspace. would i be legal for pattern work i know that you must be 500' below clouds but does that go for pattern work also?
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Fly the pattern at 900...that way it's legal. It's not technically a regulation to be 1000AGL and as long as you meet all the obstacle clearance reg's you are fine. Just keep the pattern a little closer to the runway so if there is a power failure you can still make it.
picture this situaiton....ceiling ovc @1400' , vis10, TPA 1100'
class delta airspace. would i be legal for pattern work i know that you must be 500' below clouds but does that go for pattern work also?
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Fly the pattern at 900...that way it's legal. It's not technically a regulation to be 1000AGL and as long as you meet all the obstacle clearance reg's you are fine. Just keep the pattern a little closer to the runway so if there is a power failure you can still make it.
MidlifeFlyer
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If you're at the same level as the ceiling but a mile away from cloud, you're still meeting the requirements right?
[/ QUOTE ]Yes, but I think it safe to assume that the question contemplates that the ceiling is over the traffic pattern.
If you're at the same level as the ceiling but a mile away from cloud, you're still meeting the requirements right?
[/ QUOTE ]Yes, but I think it safe to assume that the question contemplates that the ceiling is over the traffic pattern.
RABIRZA69
Penalty vectorer
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If you're at the same level as the ceiling but a mile away from cloud, you're still meeting the requirements right?
[/ QUOTE ]Yes, but I think it safe to assume that the question contemplates that the ceiling is over the traffic pattern.
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indeed it did
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If you're at the same level as the ceiling but a mile away from cloud, you're still meeting the requirements right?
[/ QUOTE ]Yes, but I think it safe to assume that the question contemplates that the ceiling is over the traffic pattern.
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indeed it did
RiddlePilot
New Member
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picture this situaiton....ceiling ovc @1400' , vis10, TPA 1100'
class delta airspace. would i be legal for pattern work i know that you must be 500' below clouds but does that go for pattern work also?
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Probably one of the most commonly busted regs in Socal.
picture this situaiton....ceiling ovc @1400' , vis10, TPA 1100'
class delta airspace. would i be legal for pattern work i know that you must be 500' below clouds but does that go for pattern work also?
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Probably one of the most commonly busted regs in Socal.
MidlifeFlyer
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Probably one of the most commonly busted regs in Socal.
[/ QUOTE ]...as well a lot of airports with busy training programs. And it's probably busted more often at not-towered fields than towered ones. I do a knowledge test as part of the ground portion of flight reviews and one question involves a similar scenario. Asks whether you can land and at what altitude to fly the pattern.
And, RABIRZA69? Where in Brooklyn? I grew up in Bensonhurst.
Probably one of the most commonly busted regs in Socal.
[/ QUOTE ]...as well a lot of airports with busy training programs. And it's probably busted more often at not-towered fields than towered ones. I do a knowledge test as part of the ground portion of flight reviews and one question involves a similar scenario. Asks whether you can land and at what altitude to fly the pattern.
And, RABIRZA69? Where in Brooklyn? I grew up in Bensonhurst.