This document provides an overview of special VFR procedures and requirements. It defines special VFR as permitting flight under visual flight rules in controlled airspace when weather conditions are below the standard VFR minimums. It outlines the weather minimums, requirements for requesting special VFR clearance from air traffic control for departures and arrivals, and responsibilities of pilots regarding obstacle and terrain clearance when operating under special VFR. The document aims to explain how to safely request and utilize special VFR procedures.

1. Special VFR – What is it??

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

3. Cell Phones

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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)

7. 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?

8. • 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

9. 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

10. 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

11. Charting

12. How Much Visibility?

13. QUESTIONS?

14. VOR Navigation – The Easy Way

15. 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?

16. 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)

17. Service Volumes & Types

18. Have You Seen These Before?

19. The OBS (Omni-Bearing Selector)

20. One More Piece

21. Simulator Introduction