1. Air Law 1.02 VFR Flight Conditions References: FTGU page 115
Canadian Aviation Regulations

2. 1.02 VFR Flight Conditions MTPs: Terminology
Minimum Visual Meteorological Conditions for VFR Flight in Controlled Airspace
Minimum Visual Meteorological Conditions for VFR Flight in Uncontrolled Airspace
Day VFR instruments

3. Terminology Visual Flight Rules (VFR):
The rules which apply when flying by means of visual reference to the ground

4. Terminology Instrument Flight Rules (IFR):
The rules which apply when flying by means of reference to the instruments in the cockpit

5. Terminology Special VFR Rules (SVFR):
The rules for operating in weather conditions that are less than VFR within a control zone where some aircraft are permitted flight under visual flight rules

6. Terminology Visibility
The ability, as determined by atmospheric conditions and expressed in units of distance, to see and identify prominent unlighted objects by day and prominent lighted objects by night

7. Ceiling
The lowest height at which a broken or overcast condition exists; or…

8. Ceiling
The vertical visibility when an obscured condition such as snow, smoke, or fog exists (500’ in this example)

9. Terminology Flight Visibility Ground Visibility
The average range of visibility at any given time forward from the cockpit of an aircraft in flight
Ground Visibility
The visibility at an aerodrome as contained in a weather observation reported by: ATC unit, FSS, AWOS

10. Terminology Day or Daylight Night
TC definition: the time between the beginning of morning civil twilight and the end of evening civil twilight
Night
TC definition: the time between the end of evening civil twilight and the beginning of morning civil twilight

11. Minimum VFR conditions

12. Minimum VFR conditions

13. Minimum VFR Conditions
Airspace
Flight Visibility
Distance From Cloud
Distance AGL
Control Zones and Aerodrome Traffic
Not less than
3 miles
Horizontally 1 mile
Vertically 500 feet
Other Controlled Airspace
Uncontrolled Airspace 1000’ AGL or above
1 mile (day)
3 miles (night)
Horizontally 2000’
Vertically 500’
Uncontrolled airspace 1000’ AGL or below`
2 miles (day) or
Clear of cloud

14. Minimum VFR Conditions
Memory Tool (For daytime) – just remember the numbers
3 1 5 : In a control zone
3sm visibility, 1sm from cloud, 500’ above/below cloud
1 2 5 : Uncontrolled Above 1000’
1sm visibility, 2000’ from cloud, 500’ above/below cloud
2 C : Uncontrolled Below 1000’
2sm visibility, remain clear of cloud

15. VFR Instruments
No person shall operate a glider in day VFR flight unless it is equipped with:
Altimeter
Airspeed indicator
Magnetic compass or magnetic direction indicator
Two-way radio with selectable frequency (if in controlled airspace)

16. Confirmation
Fill in the boxes
VFR stands for ______________

17. Confirmation
Fill in the boxes
IFR stands for ______________

18. Disturbed Cloud Layer