Special VFR – What is it??

Introduction
• Introductions
• Sign in Sheet
• Familiarization with Facility
• Emergency Procedures
• Overview of Seminar

Cell Phones

Objectives
At the completion of the training, you will be
able to:
• Define Special VFR
• Identify weather minimums for airspace
• How to request Special VFR
• How to use the clearance safely

Special VFR
• Meteorological conditions are less than those
required for basic VFR flight in controlled
airspace.
• Some aircraft are permitted flight under visual
flight rules
• Must be requested by the pilot & approved by
ATC
14 CFR Part 1 Section 1

Special VFR Departure
• Can be conducted when –
– ATC gives clearance
– Clear of clouds
– In flight visibility is at least 1 SM, and
– Between sunrise & sunset
• Waived if instrument rated pilot & plane
14 CFR Part 91 Section 161 (91.161)

Special VFR Arrival
• Same applies to arrivals
• What if ground visibility is not reported?
• If the pilot reports the visibility, is it
considered an official ground visibility report?

• Atlanta, GA (The William B. Hartsfield Atlanta International Airport)
• Baltimore, MD (Baltimore Washington International Airport)
• Boston, MA (General Edward Lawrence Logan International Airport)
• Chantilly, VA (Washington Dulles International Airport)
• Charlotte, NC (Charlotte/Douglas International Airport)
• Chicago, IL Chicago-O'Hare International Airport)
• Cleveland, OH (Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport)
• Covington, KY (Cincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport)
• Dallas, TX (Dallas/Fort Worth Regional Airport)
• Denver, CO (Denver International Airport)
• Detroit, MI (Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
• Honolulu, HI (Honolulu International Airport)
• Houston, TX (George Bush Intercontinental Airport/Houston)
• Kansas City, KS (Mid-Continent International Airport)
• Las Vegas, NV (McCarran International Airport)
• Los Angeles, CA (Los Angeles International Airport)
• Memphis, TN (Memphis International Airport)
• Miami, FL (Miami International Airport)
• Minneapolis, MN (Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport)
• Newark, NJ (Newark International Airport)
• New Orleans, LA (New Orleans International Airport-Moisant Field)
• New York, NY (John F. Kennedy International Airport)
• New York, NY (LaGuardia Airport)
• Orlando, FL (Orlando International Airport)
• Philadelphia, PA (Philadelphia International Airport)
• Phoenix, AZ (Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport)
• Pittsburgh, PA (Greater Pittsburgh International Airport)
• St. Louis, MO (Lambert-St. Louis International Airport)
• Salt Lake City, UT (Salt Lake City International Airport)
• San Diego, CA (San Diego International Airport)
• San Francisco, CA (San Francisco International Airport)
• Seattle, WA (Seattle-Tacoma International Airport)
• Tampa, FL (Tampa International Airport)
• Washington, DC (Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and Andrews

Weather Minimums
• All airspace is “3 – 152”, except the following
– In class A airspace
– Above 10K in class E airspace
– Class B airspace
– Class G Airspace
• Below 1200 AGL, Day, 1sm Clear of clouds
• More than 1200 AGL but less than 10K MSL, 1sm – 152
– Special VFR

So – How to Request It?
• Obtain weather
• Contact ATC
• KCSG?
• KLGC?
• Does a flight plan need be filed?
• Who is responsible for obstacle & terrain
clearance?
AIM 4-4-6 Special VFR Clearances

Charting

How Much Visibility?

QUESTIONS?

VOR Navigation – The Easy Way

Intro Questions
• What is the only way to positively identify a
VOR?
• How often is this system checked?
• When do you HAVE to have VOR receivers
installed in the aircraft?

VOR Navigation
• Very High Frequency Omni-Directional Range
• 108.0 – 117.95
• Some equipped with Voice Capabilities
• More than one type
• More than one strength level (output)

Service Volumes & Types

Have You Seen These Before?

The OBS (Omni-Bearing Selector)

One More Piece

Simulator Introduction