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What minimum flight visibility does Part 107 require, as seen from the control station?

Q: What minimum flight visibility does Part 107 require, as seen from the control station?

3 statute miles. Part 107 defines flight visibility as the average slant distance at which prominent objects can be seen and identified.

3 statute miles.

1 statute mile
5 statute miles
3 statute miles ✔

Why: Flight visibility observed from the control station must be at least 3 statute miles. If haze, fog or smoke cuts it below that, the flight cannot go.

Huh, didn't know that: Part 107 defines flight visibility as the average slant distance at which prominent objects can be seen and identified.

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14 CFR 107.51 Operating limitations (eCFR) https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-14/section-107.51

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