Guidelines VFR
Pilot Guidelines – Visual Flight Rules (VFR)
For a VFR flight in real life, you do not have to file a flightplan. In our virtual world however, a flightplan should always be filed.
VFR stands for Visual Flight Rules. The pilot must fly and navigate with visual reference to the surface. Due to this, there are certain weather criteria that must be met for a VFR flight to take place.
VFR flights are not permitted in Class A airspace, so there are no criteria.
VFR Flight in Class C, and Class D airspace:
At or above 10.000FT :
1,500 metres horizontally away from cloud
1,000ft vertically away from cloud
In flight visibility of at least 8km
Below 10.000FT:
1,500 metres horizontally away from cloud
1,000ft vertically away from cloud
In flight visibility of at least 5km
An aircraft is deemed to have complied with the below 10.000FT restrictions if the aircraft is not a helicopter and:
it flies at or below 3,000ft amsl
it flies at a speed which is 140KIAS or less
remains clear of cloud, with the surface in sight and an in flight visibility of at least 5km
If it is a helicopter, it is deemed to have complied with the below 10.000FT restrictions if:
it flies at or below 3,000ft amsl
it remains clear of cloud, with the surface in sight and an in flight visibility of at least 1,500 metre
The following is a transcript of a VFR flight, SU-ABC, a Cessna 172 from Port Said Airport (HEPS) to El Arish airport (HEAR):
SU-ABC :
Port Said tower, good morning, SU-ABC, A Cessna 172 with information Delta at the general aviation apron , request atc and taxi clearance for VFR flight to El Arish .
HEPS_TWR :
SU-ABC , Cleared for VFR flight to El Arish , follow the coast line, Not above altitude 3,500ft, squawk 7001.
SU-ABC :
Cleared VFR to El Arish ,follow coast line, not above altitude 3,500ft, squawk 7001, SU-ABC .
HEPS_TWR :
SU-ABC, Correct,Taxi and hold short rwy 10 via A QNH 1015 .
SU-ABC :
Taxi and hold short rwy 10 via A QNH 1015 , SU-ABC .
SU-ABC :
At holding point A rwy 10 , SU-ABC .
HEPS_TWR :
SU-ABC , Taxi backtrack rwy 10 , report ready for departure .
SU-ABC :
Taxi backtrack rwy 10 , will report ready for departure , SU-ABC .
SU-ABC :
Port Said tower, Ready for departure , SU-ABC .
HEPS_TWR :
SU-ABC , wind 060 degrees at 7 knots, rwy 10 cleared for take off, report airborne .
SU-ABC :
Cleared for take off rwy 10 , will report airborne, SU-ABC .
SU-ABC :
Airborne rwy 10 , SU-ABC .
HEPS_TWR :
SU-ABC , left turn to the coast line, mainain altitude 3,500ft
SU-ABC :
Left turn to thee coast, climb and maintain 3,500ft , SU-ABC .
HEPS_TWR :
Continue on the coast line, contact Cairo center frequency 125.300 .
SU-ABC :
Continue on the coast line, contact Cairo Control 125.300 , SU-ABC .
SU-ABC :
Cairo Control, SU-ABC with you VFR at 3,500ft , following the coast line, east bound .
HECC_CTR :
SU-ABC , maintain 3,500ft, continue east bound on the coast line, report
SU-ABC :
maintain 3,500ft, continue east bound , will report 40nm from ARH VOR .
SU-ABC :
Cairo Control , SU-ABC reporting 40nm from ARH VOR .
HECC_CTR :
SU-ABC , Contact El Arish approach frequency 123.720 .
SU-ABC :
El Arish approach 123.720 , SU-ABC .
SU-ABC :
El Arish approach , SU-ABC with you VFR at 3,500ft , following the coast line, east bound .
HEAR_APP :
SU-ABC , continue east bound on the coast line , report El Arish airfield insight .
SU-ABC :
continue east bound , will report El Arish airfield insight , SU-ABC .
SU-ABC :
El Arish airfield insight , SU-ABC .
HEAR_APP :
SU-ABC , Decand ALT 1500ft AGL , QNH 1012 Contact El Arish Tower on 121.000
SU-ABC :
Decand ALT 1500ft AGL ,QNH 1012 , Contact Tower on 121.000 , SU-ABC .
SU-ABC :
El Arish Tower , SU-ABC , ALT 1500ft AGL .
HEAR_TWR :
join the left downwind rwy 34 ,report ready for base leg .
SU-ABC :
join the left downwind rwy 34 , will report ready for base leg .
SU-ABC :
SU-ABC , request base leg .
HEAR_TWR :
join the base leg rwy 34, request final leg, SU-ABC .
SU-ABC :
On final RWY 34 , SU-ABC .
HEAR_TWR :
SU-ABC , wind 320 degrees at 8 knots, rwy 34 cleared to land .