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VFR Met Minima
Flight Visibility and Distance from Clouds
A pilot-in-command must not operate an aircraft under VFR:
- when the flight visibility is less than that prescribed below; or
- at a distance from clouds that is less than that prescribed below.


At and above 10,000ft AMSL
- Distance from cloud - 2km horizontally, 1000ft vertically
- Visibility - 8km
Below 10,000ft AMSL
- Distance from cloud - 1000ft vertically, 2km horizontally
- Visibility - 5km
(1-2-5)
At or below 3000ft AMSL or 1000ft above the terrain, whichever is the higher
- Clear of cloud and in sight of the surface
Inside a Control Zone
- Distance from cloud - 500ft vertically, 2km horizontally
- Visibility - 5km
(5-2-5)
Flight Visibility and Cloud Ceiling
A pilot-in-command must not perform a take-off or landing in an aircraft, or fly in the vicinity of an aerodrome, under VFR when the flight visibility, or the cloud ceiling, is less than:
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