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Without special VFR, what minimum ceiling lets you fly VFR beneath it in a Class D surface area?

1,000 feet, plus 3 miles visibility to take off or land.

  1. 500 feet
  2. 3,000 feet
  3. 1,000 feet ✔

Why: Rule 91.155(c) bans VFR flight beneath a ceiling lower than 1,000 feet inside controlled airspace designated to the surface for an airport. Below that, a pilot needs a special VFR clearance.

Huh, didn't know that: The same rule requires at least 3 statute miles of ground visibility to take off, land, or enter the pattern in those surface areas.

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Sources

  1. 14 CFR 91.155 Basic VFR weather minimums (eCFR) https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-14/chapter-I/subchapter-F/part-91/subpart-B/subject-group-ECFR4d7cd0e3cc4be86/section-91.155

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