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    aviation, visual meteorological conditions (VMC) is an aviation flight category in which visual flight rules (VFR) flight is permitted—that is, conditions in...
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    fact, instrument meteorological conditions are defined as less than the minima specified for visual meteorological conditions. Conditions that are above...
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  • IFR aircraft. Meteorological conditions that meet the minimum requirements for VFR flight are termed visual meteorological conditions (VMC). If they...
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    approaches can be done either in the instrument meteorological conditions or in visual meteorological conditions – in the latter case, a safety pilot is required...
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  • under visual flight rules intentionally or unintentionally enters into instrument meteorological conditions. Flying an aircraft without visual reference...
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    at the airport. Flights to and from Paro are allowed under visual meteorological conditions only and are restricted to daylight hours from sunrise to sunset...
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  • inland waterways. Pilotage of an aircraft is practiced under visual meteorological conditions for flight. Land navigation is a related discipline, using...
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  • control to operate within a control zone in meteorological conditions below visual meteorological conditions. According to Federal Aviation Regulations...
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     24  The collision occurred at around 09:34 EAT (6:34 UTC) in visual meteorological conditions.: 13  Safarilink Aviation Flight 053 was operating from Wilson...
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  • During visual meteorological conditions (VMC), IFR aircraft are not provided with full IFR services. During instrument meteorological conditions (IMC)...
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  • communications). 7601 Europe Radio failure, IFR flight in visual meteorological conditions, effective May 1st 2025. 7601–7607 US Reserved for special...
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    visual horizon due to haze. The weather was officially listed as "visual meteorological conditions" (VMC), which allowed Kennedy to fly under Visual Flight...
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  • VFR-on-top (category Visual flight rules)
    instrument flight rules (IFR) to do so in visual meteorological conditions (VMC) at any appropriate visual flight rules (VFR) altitude. VFR-on-top permits...
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    Furthermore, they may have experienced a rare meteorological phenomenon called sector whiteout, which creates the visual illusion of a flat horizon far in the...
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  • Instrument meteorological conditions, weather conditions that normally require pilots to fly under instrument flight rules Visual meteorological conditions, weather...
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    standard airport landing pattern, which is usually used under visual meteorological conditions (VMC), aircraft turns from base leg to final within one-half...
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    meant to be only a supplement to visual separation from other aircraft when operating in visual meteorological conditions (VMC) and as a backup to radar...
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    weather must be better than basic VFR weather minima, i.e. in visual meteorological conditions (VMC), as specified in the rules of the relevant aviation authority...
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    start the engines and amending their clearance request to a visual meteorological conditions (VMC) climb westbound via the Fuji-Rebel-Kushimoto waypoints...
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    north of the runway extended centreline (see Fig. 2), under Visual Meteorological Conditions (VMC). 98 of the 117 passengers and crew were killed in the...
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    lower visibility conditions; Near visual meteorological conditions (VMC) capacities throughout the airspace in most weather conditions; Improved air traffic...
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    has its own hangar at Nadirgul. Nadirgul is classified to Visual meteorological conditions (VMC). It has no instrument approach procedure, no PAPI or...
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    conditions exceed aviation weather thresholds (e.g. conditions change from visual meteorological conditions to instrument meteorological conditions)...
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  • training for instrument flight under visual meteorological conditions, a safety pilot is a pilot who helps maintain visual separation from other aircraft,...
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  • Thumbnail for American Eagle Flight 5452
    Eagle, and was operated by a CASA C-212 Aviocar aircraft. Visual meteorological conditions were present as the plane made its final approach to runway...
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    partial re-opening of the airport during daylight hours under visual meteorological conditions only, allowing airlines to ferry stranded aircraft without...
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    CDS drops to battalion or smaller size units, and peacetime visual meteorological conditions drops involving one to three aircraft for personnel, CDS, and...
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  • Thumbnail for 1956 Grand Canyon mid-air collision
    clearance (flying 1,000 feet (300 m) above the clouds, and thus in visual meteorological conditions). This was approved by ATC, and meant that the Constellation...
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    Witnesses reported seeing the aircraft approaching the airport in visual meteorological conditions at a much lower than normal altitude. Several witnesses estimated...
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    rating, which authorised him to fly at night, but only "in visual meteorological conditions". He had twice applied to enlist in the Royal Australian Air...
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